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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL
GENEALOGY COLLECTION

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Cwenty-sevcntb Reunion

Columbus, Ohio
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CONTENTS.

Annual Meetings, List of vii

Annual Meetings, Orators of viii

Auditorium, Annual Address 40-05

Badge —

Orders and Specifications for 153

Illustration of ]57

Burgoo and Camp Fire 66-92

Business JNIeetings 9, 92

By-Laws 163 j

Committees 1 , 3, 29

Columbus Committees 1-3

Columbus Meetings, Programme of 4

Committee Reports — {

Columbus Committee 1

On Officers 92 \

On Time and Place 94 (

On Memoirs 94 -j

On Standing Committees 94, 95 |

Constitution 1 59

JClectric Ba dge 1 00 \

Euix)gies by — . I

General James Barnett (Our Dead) 101 |

Captain C. E. Belknap (General ^NIcCreery) 102 |

General I). S. Stanley (General Fullkrton, Colonel Sinclair). 104 ;

General H. V. Boynton (General Fullerton) 108 '

General J. W. Forsyth (General Johnson, Colonel Conrad). 110, 115 '

General J. H. Wilson (General Johnson) Ill j

General J. W. Burke (Colonel Conrad, General Fullerton, , j

Colonel Stone) 113 !

General J. G. Parkiiurst (General Fullerton, Major Roper, ■

General Johnson) 116 •

Major W. F. Goodspeed (Colonel Conrad) 116

Letters and Dispatches •. 10, 11, 32, 40, 96, 99

List of Mem u ers 1 ()5

Memorial Papers —

Genera l A. G . Brackett 127

Dr. J. D. Bromley 129

General Joseph Conrad 130

General J. S. Fullerton 1 32

General R. W. Johnson 1 34

General W. B. McCreery 1 37 ~

Colonel James Pickands 140

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INIkmokial Papers — Continued.

Ma.iok George S. Roper 143

Colonel William Sinclair 146

General Frederick Townsend 151

Officers of the Society 165

Official Programme ' 6

Olentangy Park Addresses-
Governor Asa Bushnell 65

General D. S. Stanley 67

(jeneral H. V. Boynton 68

Colonel Cornelius Cadle 70

Hon. H. Clay Evans 72

General J. H. Wilson , 75

General T. J. Wood 78

Colonel Archibald Blakeley 79

General W. D. Hamilton 85

General H. li. jNIizner. ... 86

General J. W. Keifer 88

Major E. W. McIntosh {)l

Reports —

ClIICKAMAUGA PaRK 27

jNIemoirs 28

Nomination of Officers 92

C)rator 94

Sheridan Statue (General Alger) 20

Treasurer, Fullerton 12

Treasurer, Tweedale 13

Time and Place of Meeting 93

SiiKRiDAN Statue Fund (General Alger) 20

Treasurer's Reports 12-20

Tweedale, Hon. John, Appointment of, as Treasurer 117, 118

Wilson, General James H., Annual Address 40-65

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Frontispiece — General Nathan Kimball.

General J. S. Fullerton ', Facing page 12

Major George S. Roper ; " " 143

Colonel William Sinclair " " ]06

Colonel Henry Stone " " 114

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List of meetings held by the Society of the Army of the

Cumberland :

1st— 1868. February 6th and 7th Ciucinnati, O.

2(1— 18G8. December 15th and 16th Chicago, III.

3(1—1869. December 15th and 16th Indianapolis, Ind.

4th— 1870. November 24th and 25th Cleveland, O.

5th— 1871. November 15th and 16th Detroit, JNIich.

Gth— 1872. November 20th and 21st Dayton, O.

7th— 1873. September 17th and 18th Pittsburg, Pa.

<Sth— 1874. September 16th and 17th Columbns, O.

i)th— 1875. September 15th and 16th Utica, N. Y.

10th— 1876. July Gth and 7th Philadelphia, Pa.

11th— 1879. November 19th and 20th Washington, D. C.

r2th— 1880. September 22d and 23d Toledo, O.

13th— 1881. September 21st and 22d Chattanooga, Tenn.

14th— 1882. September 20th and 21st Milwaukee, Wis.

15th— 1883. October 24th and 25th Cincinnati, O.

16th— 1884. September 17th and 18th Rochester, N. Y.

17th— 1885. September 16tli and 17th Grand Rapids, ]\Iich.

18th— 1887. May 11th and 12th Washington, D. C.

19th-1888. September 19th and 20th Chicago, 111.

20th— 1889. September 18th and 19th Chattanooga, Tenn.

21st— 1890. September 17th and 18th Toledo, O.

22d — 1891. September 16th and 17th , Columbus, O.

23(1—1892. September 15th and 16th Chickamauga, Ga.

24th— 1893. September 20th and 21st Cleveland, O.

25th— 1895. September 18th and 21st Chattano(jga, Tenn.

2Gth -1896. September 23d and 24th Rockford, 111,

27th— 1897. September 22d, 23d, and 24th Columbus, O.

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List of the Members of the Society of the Army of the

Cuiuberland who have delivered the Annual Address:

1st — 1868. Cincinnati, O General R. W. Johnson.

2d — 1868. Chicago, 111 General Charles Cruft.

3d — 1869. Indianapolis, Ind General J. S. NE(iLEY.

4th — 1870. Cleveland, O General J. INI. Palmer.

4th — 1870. Cleveland, O General J. A. Garfield.

5th— 1871. Detroit, Mich General H. A. Barnum.

6th — 1872. Dayton, O General T. J. AVood.

7th— 1873. Pittsburg, Pa General Durbin Ward.

8th — 1874. Columbus, O Colonel Stanley Matthews.

9th— 1875. Utica, N. Y Colonel George I. Waterman.

10th— 1876. Philadelphia, Pa Colonel W. C. Wilson.

11th— 1879. Washington, D. C General A. G. McCook.

11th — 1879. Washington, D. C Colonel Stanley IMatthews.

12th — 1880. Toledo, O General Benjamin Harrison.

13th — 1881. Chattanooga, Tenn Lieutenant P. H. Cochran.

14th — 1882. Milwaukee, Wis General C. H. Grosvenor.

14th— 1882. Milwaukee, Wis General J. I). Cox.

15th — 1883. CinciUnati, O General S. D. Atkins.

16th— 1884. Kochester, N. Y Major W. H. Lambert.

17th — 1885. Grand Rapids, Mich..... General R. D. Mussey.

18th— 1887. Washington, D. C Lieutenant PI. M. Duffield.

18th — 1887. Washington, D. C General J. Warren Keifer.

19th — 1888. Chicago, III Colonel Henry Stone.

19th — 1888. Chicago, 111 General Russell A. Alger.

20th— 1889. Chattanooga, Tenn Colonel Wm. McMichael.

21st— 1890. Toledo, O General Gates P. Thruston.

22d— 1891. Columbus, O General F. C. Winkler.

23d— 1892. Chickamauga, Ga General H. V. Boynton.

24th— 1893. Cleveland, O General J. S. Fullerton.

25th — 1895. Chattanooga, Tenn. ..General Chas. F. Manderson.

26th— 1896. Rockford, 111 General D. S. Stanley.

27th— 1897. Columbus, O General James H. Wilson.

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Twenty-seventh Annual Reunion,

INTRODUCTORY.

To THE PrESILENT AND MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ArMY

OF THE Cumberland:

Herewith we have the lionor to submit a report of the proceed-
ings of tlie Local Committee having in charge the arrangements
for the Twenty-seventh xVnnual Reunion of the Society of the Army
of the Cumberland and First Reunion of the Army of the Oumber-
land, held in Columbus, Ohio, September 22, 23, and 24, 1897. On
January 9, 1897, a meeting of the members of the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland was held in Columbus, Ohio, for the purpose
of organizing for the preliminary work incident to this Reunion.
This meeting was largely attended, and organization effected by the
election of Major W. F. Goodspeed, Chairman ; Captain William
Felton, Vice-Chairraan; S. N. Cook, Secretary; and R. M. Rownd,
Treasurer.

The following Committees were subsequently appointed :

Reception.
Governor Asa S. Bushnell, Chairman.

E. R. Sharp,
A. P. Lathrop,
O. H. ]\Iiller,
D. B. Neil,
H. O'Kane,
Geo. W. Sinks,
D. S. Ambach,

S. M. Levy,
Archie EIammond,
Colonel M. H. Neil,
Samuel McClure,
John W. Rauschkolb,
A. J. Pembroke,
George Spahr,

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Captain L. M. O'Brien,
Captain C. S. tioBERTS,
Colonel J. S. Poland,
Captain James D. Nickerson,
w. g. bowland,
Hon. D. K. Watson,

W, G. Benham, • -

W. F. Burdell,
J. W. Dages,
Tod B. Galloway,
Perry D. Gatii,
Robert Candy,
Robert Siielton,
Wm. Sciianfarber,
Geo. W. Lattimer, :

T. P. Linn,

D. C. Beggs,
H. E. Bradlp:y,

E. N. Huggins,
General H. A. Axline,
Peter Magley,
Howard C. Park,
Daniel J. Ryan,
Samuel Stevens,

Captain W. P. Rodgers,

Lieutenant E. I. Grumley,

Captain J. M. Burns,

A. J§. Adair,

W. D. Brickell,

F. F. Bonnet,

Wm. Bott,

Thomas Bryce,

John Cummings,

E. B. Gager,

L. D. Hagerty,

Dr. F. F. Lawrence,

John Siebert,

C. O. Tracy,

Henry C. Werner,

O. E. D. Barron,

H. J. Booth,

Geo. K. Nash,

O. C. Hooper,

R. E. Jones,

J. W. Peters,

E. O. Randall,

J. J. Schwartz,

Judge Gilbert H. Stewart.

Finance.

Hon. R. M. Rownd, Chairman.
Captain N. B. Abbott, Captain C. H. Lindenberg,

Geo. W. Bright, Tiios. E. Knauss.

Transportation.

Colonel W. E. Reppert, Chairman.
W. H. Fisher, J. S. Beale,

D, S. Wilder, . J. M. Harris,

J. T. Gamble, Edward Pagels,

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Allen Hull, L. W. Buckmaster,

c. e. winteringer, j. h. schwartz,

J. H. Host, ^ B. McCabe.

Entertainment.

Colonel J. B. Neil, Chairman. Captain S. N. Cook, Secretary.
Samuel Pentland, J. Y. Bassell, _ . .

J. O. SlIOUP, S. A. KiNNEAR,

E. K. Stewart, , Conrad Born, „ . . .

Carl Hoster, L. M. Boda,

Colonel W. O. Tolford, Captain C. B. Thompson, U.S.A.

Music.
Captain J. K. Jones, Chairman.

W. G. BOWLAND, W. H. LOTT,

J. J. Barber, Evan Ellis.

Printing and Program.

Captain L. D. Myers, Chairman.
General E. J. Pocock, Captain W. H. Farber,

Colonel W. L. Curry, Captain S. B. Porter.

Halls and Decorations.

Captain Wm. Felton, Chairman.
T. Longstreth, Thos. E. Knauss.

A combined invitation and program was sent to the President of
the United States, cabinet officers, governors of states, members of
the Society, and prominent officers of the late war. Copies of this
invitation were sent to leading newspapers throughout the country
and to Grand Array posts. In addition to this, personal letters were
written to the general passenger agents of the leading railroads of the
United States, requesting them to give the Reunion extensive adver-
tisement.

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PROGRAM.

■ * Wednesday, September 22d.

10 A. M. — Will meet at Board of T/ade Auditorium, East Broad
street, to attend the opening exercises of the Twelfth National
Encampment of the Union Veteran Legion.
2 p. M. — Business Meeting of the Society at House of Representatives,

State Capitol.
8 p. M. — Annual Oration at the Columbus Auditorium, Goodale street.
Music by baud.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Moore.
Address of welcome on behalf of the citizens of Columbus by

Mayor Hon. Samuel L. Black.
Song by Republican Glee Clul).
Address of welcome on behalf of the State of Ohio by Hon.

Asa S. Busiinell. ,

Bugle calls.
Annual Address by Major-General James H. Wilson, of

Delaware.
Song by Glee Club.

Short addresses by distinguished soldiers and citizens.
Music by band. Taps.
After adjournment, the old boys will meet for a Symposium at Chit-
tenden Hotel.

Thursday, September 23d.
10 A. M. — Parade.
2 p. M. — Burgoo and speaking at Olentangy Park.

Friday, September 24:th.

10 a. m. — Business Meeting of the Society at House of Representa-
tives, State Capitol.
2 p. M. — Carriage drive around the city.

All soldiers, regardless of rank, who served in the Army of the
Cumberland, are eligible to become members of the Society, and it is

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hoped they will take advautage of this opportunity to enroll them-
selves.

Headquarters of the Society will he at the Chittenden Hotel,
North High street. All members will call at headquarters imme-
diately on arrival to register and receive badge, program, etc.

The Columbus Committee had arranged for a very imposing
gathering of veterans. Besides the Reunion of our Society proper,
the Union Veteran Legion, the AVmy of the Cumberland as a whole, and
the Convention of the Ladies of tJw Union Veteran Legion all assembled
in Columbus upon the same day. In addition, several Ohio regi-
ments, both infantry and cavalry, held their reunions.

The Committee made ample preparations to entertain all of these
organizations. The railroads gave a low rate. As a consequence, the
city was crowded with veterans and their friends, and the citizens
generally took an enthusiastic part in the various entertainments.
As the various organizations sustained most friendly relations and
attended each other's meetings, all were crowded, and the effect was
of an immense success for eacii. At the great Burgoo more than five
thousand veterans were feasted.

The following programs show these various exercises:

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NINTH ANNUAL CONVENTION

LADIES OF UNION VETERAN LEGION,

September 21st, 22d, 23d, and 24th,
1897.

PARADE AND CAMP FIRES.

' Thursday, September 23(/.

10 A. M. — Military parade.

Formation — Colonel John Poland, Chief Marshal. Seven-
teenth Regiment, U. S. A. Fourteenth Regiment, O. N. G.

Army of the CuTYiberland.

OFFICIAL PROGRAM.

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Wells Post, G. A. R. McCoy Post, G. A. R. Union Vet-
eran Legion and other military and veteran organizations.
The parade will form with the right resting on Buttles a, ve-
nue, will march east to High street, thence south to jNIound,;
and east on jMound to Third street and disband. ,, ,

2 p. M. — Burgoo and camp fire at Olentangy Park.
The speakers follow.: . . ■ , '

General John P. Donaiioe, National Commander Union,

Veteran Legion, Wilmington, Delaware.; •/' :',•-.■, . : V *

General D. S. Stanley, Washington, D. C.
General H. V. Boynton, Washington, D. C.
. .Iv ■ .Colonel James Blakely, Pittsburg. : ;•.:;;: .^y. I

Honorable H. Clay Evans, Tennessee. , M); .f I

General J. H. Wilson, Wilmington, Delaware. |

Colonel R. B. Brown, Zanesville, Ohio. !

General John Beatty, Columbus. ^

Colonel James Kilbourne, Columbus. i

General W. D. Hamilton, Zanesville, Ohio.
General Henry R. jMizner, Detroit, Mich., and others.

8:30 r. m. — Sym{)osium for the Comrades of the Union Veteran Legion
and invited friends at Wirthwein's Hall, South High street.

Friday, September lUh.

7:30 p. m. — Camp fire at Wells Post, G. A. R., to which all visiting
Comrades are invited.

NINTH ANNUAL CONVENTION

LADIES OF UNION VETERAN LEGION, U. S.

' Tuesday, September list.

8:30 p. M. — Reception to national oflficers, delegates, visiting Comrades
and Ladies' Auxiliary at Elks' Hall, Goodall Hotel.

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Wednesday, September 22d.

10 A. M. — Business session at Elks' Hall.
12 M. — Lunch to visiting delegates.
2 p. M. — Business session.

Thursday, September 2Zd.

Business sessions.

7 p. M. — Trolley party.

Friday, September 24th.

Business sessions, and visiting slate institutions, dress parade at U. S.
Barracks, etc.

Annual Business Meeting.

Tlie iirst session, a business meeting, was convened in
the Chamber of the House of Representatives, wliich liad
been apiirt)[)riutely decorated witli flags, bunting and plants,
in honor of the occasion, at 2:00 p. M., Wednesday, Septem-
ber 22.

General H. V. Boynton : I propose the name of General
Stanley as presiding officer of this meeting, in the absence of the
President, General Rosecrans, General Stanley^ being the oldest
Vice-President of the Society. [Adopted.]

General Stanley : Officers of the Army of the Cumberland, and
Comrades — I can not refrain from expressing my heartfelt thanks to
yoLi for the confidence you have expressed in electing me to fill the
place of the President of this Society, who is an invalid in California.
I was in California this summer and saw him, and at some suitable
time I will tell yon of his condition. At any rate, he is not as sick
as has been repoited, and there is no reason why he may not live
I many years yet ; but I doubt very much whether he ever meets with
this Society again. His trouble is paralysis of the extremities, and
he will probably never be able to take active exercise.

It is thirty-five years since the war occurred which brought us
together as soldiers, and twenty-seven years since this Society first
met here in this same house in the capital city of Ohio ; and there
were many here then who by the course of nature have since gone to
their everlasting rest. That thing must occur. Thirty-five years is

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half the span of man's life ; most of us were men grown when the
war commenced, and of course we can no longer be young. But
those who are permitted by God's providence to meet here to-day have
every reason to be happy on account of the condition of the country
as the result of the war, aud our surroundings. And if we are old
and gray, if we have ceased to eujoy the pleasures of early manhood^
there is no reason I know of why we should not still enjoy our cakes
and ales. I hope the members will enjoy themselves on this occasion ;
and, furthermore, I trust you will excuse any mistakes or omissions I
n)ay make during the meetings of the Society. [Applause.]

* "Tlie following' dispatch from General Rosecrans was
read by General J^oYiNTON : ' '' .

Los Angeles, California, September 21, 1897.
" Governor Asa Bushnell,

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DEAR COMRADES:

Denied the happiness of being with you, I send
my warmest greetings and congratulations. True history has shown
your gallant struggle at Chickamauga to be one of the great victories
of the war. May God bless you all. W. S. Rosecrans.

The heartiest applause followed the reading of the
above telegram.

General Boynton : I am instructed by tiie President to read
the following letter from General Buell :

' AiRDRiE, September 19, 1897.

(P. O. Paradise, Ky.)
INIajor W. F. Goodspeed,

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. . ; DEAR SIR:

I appreciate in the warmest manner the invita-
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at Colunibus on the 22d instiiiit, and regret very much that it will not
be possible for me to be present at the meeting.
Very respectfully and truly,

Your obedient servant,

D. C. BUELL.

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General Parkhurst: I move that these communications be
placed upon the files of this Society, and that the Secretary who read
them be authorized to communicate suitable responses. [Carried.]

The Chair: The first report to be heard is that of the Record-
ing Secretary, which he will please present.

Recording Secretary Colonel John AV. Steel : The report
of the Recording Secretary is the last publication of proceedings of
the Society, i - , ,

General T. J. Wood: I move that the report of the Recording
Secretary, as presented in the last published volume of the Society,
be accepted and adopted as a part of the proceedings of this Society.
[Carried.]

The Chair : The next thing in order will be the Treasurer's
report.

General Boynton: 3fr. President — It is well known to all of
you why the Treasurer of the Society, General Fullerton, is not
with us to-day. After his sad death. General Rosecrans appointed
Hon. John Tweedale, Chief Clerk of the War Department, to act
for the Society until this meeting should elect General Fullerton's
successor. Mr. Tweedale has taken great pains with the work and
given every attention to it. I present his report, as he was unable to
leave the War Department in the absence of the Secretary.

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TllEASUllER'S REPORT.

J. S. FULLERTON,

In Account with

The Society of the Army of the Cumberland.
1896. Dr.
Sept. 23. To balance in treasury this date, reported at the Rock-
ford meeting, . . $495 12

28. To dues paid at the Rockford meeting. See Exhibit A

for names of members who paid such, . . . 220 00

23. To initiation fees paid by new members who joined
and old member who rejoined the Society at the Rock-
ford meeting. See Exhibit B, . . . * . . 75 00
1897.
Mch. 12. To dues paid since the Rockford meeting. See Exhibit

C for names of members who paid such, . . . 60 00

Total, $850 72

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Sept. 22. Express charges paid on books and papers sent from

Washington to Rockford, $ 2 50

24. Express charges paid on books and papers sent from

Rockford to Washington,

24. Express charges paid on papers sent from Rockford to
Recording Secretary of the Society,
Oct. 5. By Gibson Brothers, making new book for Roster, cir-
culars, and 200 badges for use at Rockford meeting,

Voucher 1,

6. Postage and express charges paid by Corresponding

Secretary, Voucher 2,

12. By The Robert Clarke Co., postage on volume of pro-
ceedings for 1895 sent members,

Nov. 5. By 11. V. Boynton on account of^expenses connected

with Rockford meeting, l^onc/zcr 4, .
, 5. By Miss Jeanette ]\I. Evans, reporting proceedings of

the Rockford meeting,

Dec. 1. By Gibson Brothers, binding, enveloi)es, and paper.

Voucher 6, ...

21. Fitton & Slay back, insurance on Society portraits.
Voucher 7, . . . . . . . .

Amount carried forward,

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79 14

13 50

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16 78

9 75

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1897. Amount brought fonuard, . . . $200 56
Jan. 11. By The Robert Clarke Co., mailing volumes of pro-
ceedings, Youclier 8, 1 75

Feb. 3. By iNI. E. Schmedling, photographs for Volume for 1890,

Voucher 9, G 50

Total, !?214 81

1896.

Mch. 20. Debit $850 72

Credit, 214 81

Balance in the hands of J. S. Fnllerton, Treasurer,

at time of his death, $035 91

TREASURER'S REPORT.

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1897. Dr.

April 22. To part of amount in the hands of J. 8. Fullerton be-
longing to the Society at the time of his death, . . $410 91
Sept. 9. To Balance of amount in hands of ,], S. Fnllerton he-
longing to the Society at the time of his death, . 225 00
22. To dues paid since the Kockford meeting, Sej)temher

23,1896. See I']xiiiinT 1) (continuation of IvMiiHiT C). 590 15

Total, , $1,220 00

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April 30. By Gibson Bros., ])rinting, Voucher 1, . . . . $ 6 31
30. By Wm. Ballantyne & Co., stationers, one ledger,

Voacht-r 2, 75

30. By II. V. Boynton, telegrams, ex])ressage and postage,

Voucher 3, 5 00

30. By H, V. Boynton, postage, T^u/^f'/;^'/' 4, . . . 15 00

30. By II. V. Boynton, clerical services in preparing Vol-
' ume No. 2(5 of the Proceedings of the Society,

Voucher 5, 100 00

May 6. By The Robert Clarke Co., payment on account of pub-
lishing Volume 20 of the Proceedings of the Society,
Vouclu^r 6, 550 00

Amount carried forward, $077 00

;H;^?.

Army of the Cumherland.

A Jiwunt brought forward, $077 06

June 19. By The Robert Clarke Co., payment on account of pub-
lishing Volume 26 of the Proceedings of the Society,

Voucher^, . . 150 00

Sept. 4, By The Robert Clarke Co., payment on account of bal-
ance due for publishing Voluuie 26 of the Proceed-
ings of the Society, Voucher 6, 58 74

15. By the Robert Clarke Co., on account of postage, wrap-
ping, mailing and recording 194 copies Volume No.
26, Proceedings of the Society, at 25 cents each,

Voucher 7, 48 50

15. By Hugh B. Rowland, clerical services to September J,

1897, Voucher 8, 30 00

Total, $904 30

1897.

Sept. 22. Debit, $1,226 06

22. Credit, 964 30

Balance, $ 261 76

I r ;. J 1 1 ; •; - i.

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Treasurer's Report.

EXHIBIT A. '

Due6 'paid at ilie Iiockford Meeting, with the Names of Members who 'paid

such.

Years.

189().

1895, 1890.
189G.

Members' Names.
Atkins, Smith D., General, .
Bannister, D., Colonel,
Harnett, James, General,
Belknap, Charles E., Major,
Blakesly, A. M., Captain,
Boal, Charles T., Lieutenant,
Boyd, Robert I\I., .
Boynton, H. V., General,
Bremner, David F., Captain,
Burke, J. W., CJeneral,
Coe, E. S., Lieutenant-Colonel,
Col burn, W, J., Major,
Cole, (reorge E., .
Davis, Charles W., Colonel,
Doolittle, Cliarles C, General,
Fake, Fred L., Captain,
Fisher, Samuel H., Captain, .
FuUerton, .F. S., General, .
CJilhert, C. C, (Jeneral,
< ioodsj)t't'd, W. F., Major,
Hai<^d»t, l^dward, Colonel,
Hapeman, Douglas, Colonel,
lioagland, C N., Surgeon,
Hodges, Henry C, Colonel,
Isom, John F., Captain,
'Morgan, James D., General,
Parklmrst, J. G., General, . .
Patten, Geo. W., Captain,
Peters, Matthew LL, Major,
(Randall, Charles H., Lieutenant,
Richards, E. S., Lieutenant Colonel,
Robinson, G. S., ...

Roper, George S., Colonel,
Rust, A. H., .I^L^jor, .

Atiiouni carried forirard,
Paid before meeting.

Amount paid.

. $5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00

. 10 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00
5 00

. $175 00

(H'iY

■6\ ' ."y

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Army of the Cumberland.

Years.

189G.
1891-1893.
1895,1890.

1896.

MeiTibers' Nnmes.
Amount brougJit forward,
Sherratt, John H., Ciiptain, .

Simmons, Samuel, Colonel,

Spauldin^, E. H., Lieutenant,
Taylor, John W,, Colonel,
Wormer, (t. S., General,

Total

Amount paid.

. $175 00

5 00

25 00

5 00

$220 00

EXHIBIT B.

Nainea of New Members luho joined, and Former Member^: who rejoined,
the Society of the Army of the Cumberland at the Jlodford Meeting,
September, 1896.

Name.
J^radi.sh, Albert 11,
( 111 more, Tliomas,
Harlan, Joiin M..
Jones, Sidney B.,
Lawler, Thomas G.,
Reed, A. IL,
Kogers, T. S.,
Sherman, F. T.,
Shigg, Thomas C,
Swigert, Charles C,
Warren, W. R.,
Welton, Frank G.,
Weston, LeRoy G.,
Widmer, John II.,
Wood, Bradford R.,

Hank.
Capt. 21st Wis. Vol. Inf.,
Co. I, 107th X. Y. Vol. Inf.,
Col. 10th Ky. Vol. Inf.,
Lieut. -Col. 42(1 Ky. Vol. Inf.,
Col. 3d 111. Vol. Inf.,
Lieut. Co. K, 2d Minn. Vol. Inf.
Capt. Co. B, 105th 111. Vol. Inf.,
Brig.-Gen. U. S. Vols.,
Capt. Co. M, 3d Wis. Vol. Inf.,
Private Co. II, 42d 111. Vol. Inf.,
Sergt.-lNIaj. 0th Ind. Vol. Inf.,
Co. B, 42d 111. Vol. Inf.,
Major U. S. Vols.,
Major 104th 111. Vol. Inf.,
Bvt.-Maj. 44th N. Y. Vol. Inf.,

Residence.
Ottawa, 111.
Ilarri.-jon, 111.
Wasliington, D. C.

Chicago, in.

Rock ford. 111.
( tlencoe, Minn.
Downer's Grove, III.
Waukegan, III.
Cambridge, Wis.
Chicago, 111.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Cambridge, 111.
Kearney, Neb.
Ottawa, 111.
Albanv, N. Y.

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Treasurer' s Report.

EXHIBIT C.

Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Dues paid since the Rockjord
Meeting, September 23, 1896.

Date of
Payment.

Oct. G, 1 sm.
(), "

G, "

14, "

•■>, "

1, "

10, "

20, "

L>6, 1897

12, "

Nov.
Dec.

Jan.
I^Iar.

Years for
wliicl) I'aid.

1S9().

1893-95.
1890.

Members'
Names.

]^>lakely, A,, Colonel,

Skinner, Geo. W., Captain,

Kol)inson, W, A., General,

Levering, John, Colonel,

(Jreenwood, ]\[rs. E. D., .

McAdams, William, Lieutenant,

Ivobinson, Geor<;e L, Captain,

Carrington, Julius ^L, Lieutenant,

Tweedale, John,

Cannon, Thomas J., Lieutenant,

Conrad, Joseph, Colonel,

Total

Amount
raid.

. ^5 00

5 00

. 10 00

5 00

$(jO m>

EXHIBIT D.

Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Dues paid since the Rockford
Meetirig, September 23, 1896 — Continuation of Exhibit G.

.\p.

Date of
Payment.

Years
wliich

for
-'aid.

Members'

Names.

il ]9,
19,

1897.

1890

Tlough, A. L., Colonel,
Keynolds, J. J., (leneral.

19,

lireckinridge, J. C, General, .

20,

Baird, A., General,

20,

•'

Kelly, IL A., . . . .

20,

Palmer, Wm. J., General

20,

Cudner,|A. M

20,

Lock man, John T., General,

20,

Cohn, Henry .S.,

Amount
Paid.

. $5 00

5 00

Amount carried forward,

$45 00

n'^

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Army of the Cuniherland.

Date
\'ti y m

April 20
20
20

of Years for Memhcis'

ent. which Paid. Nnnies.

Amount brougJit forward, .

1897. 1896. Piitnato, Douglas, Colonel, .

" " Gikiersleeve, II. A., Colonel .

" " Bingham, J. I)., General,

" " Friedman, David, Caj)tain,

Kussell, A. 0., Major, .
*' ** Alger, R. A., General,

" " Hatry, A. G., Colonel,

" " Hodgkins, Wm. 11., .Major,

" " Keimers, August, .

*' '* Aten, Henry J.,

" " Manderson, Charles F., Genera

" " James, Allen M.,

" " Leeson, R. L., Captain,

" " Tower, Z. B., General,

" " Seibert, John, Captain,

" " Hedges, J. S., Major,

" " McCook, John J., Colonel, .

Wheeler, J. P.,
" " Howe, Silas, . . ...

" " Mauzy, James II., Captain,

" " Ruhm, John,

" " Heard, J., Theo., Colonel,

" " Chamberlin, Wm. H., .

*' '' Slocum, J. J., Colonel,

" " Guthrie, John B., Captain,

189(>-97. Wilder, John T., General,
" 1890. Townsend, Fredk., (General,

" " Reppeft, W. E.,

" " Jacob, R. T.,

Fitch, M. II., ....

Smith, N. M., Colonel,
" " Perkins, George T., .

" *• Gage, Henry H., .

" " Elwood, James, Captain,

" " Smith, John C, General,

" " Affleck, Wm. Jeffries, Cai>tain

" " Bishop, J. W., Cieneral,

Patten, Z. C, . . . .
" " Town, F. L., Colonel, .

Pratt, R. H., Captain,

Chandler, W. P., Colonel, .
" " Dickinson, Julian G., Surgeon,

" " Rohrbacker, Paul F., Captain,

" " Wood, Thos. J., General,

Amount
Paid.

. $45 00

5 00

5 00-

5 00

. ' . 10 00

5 00

. 5 00

5 00

. . 5 00

5 00

500

Amount carried forward,

$270 00

^AS

Treasurer' s Report.

Date of
Payment.

April 27, 1897

Years for
which Paid.

1896.

Members'
Names.

Amo^ud brought fonvard, ,

Fox, P. v., Colonel, .

Amount
Paid.

$270 00

5 00

27, "

Schofield, J. M., General,

5 00

27, "

Jacobs, J. E., Colonel, .

5 00

27, "

Duffield, Henry M., Colonel, .

5 00

. 27, "
30, -

Pierson, Stephen, Major,
Smith, VV. J., General, .

5 00
5 00

May 1, "

Cleary, Peter J. A., Major, .

5 00

1, "

4, "

Morgan, W. J., Captain, .
Hood, Calvin, Major, .
Asker, Frank, Colonel, .

5 00
5 00

5 00

4, "

McCook, Anson G., General,

5 00

-i, "

((

Atwood, E. B., Colonel, .

5 00

4, "

1896-97.

Taylor, J. Gordon, Captain,
Carlton, C. H., Colonel, .

5 00
. 10 00

. -i, "

1896.

Rickert,Thos. H., Colonel,

5 00

4, "

Hummell, Jos.,

5 00

5, "

Schenck, A. J)., Captain,

5 00

10, "

Fessenden, Francis, (General, .

5 00

10, "
10, "
10, "

Morgan, 0. H., Captain,

Garnsey, C. B.,

Burt, A. S., Colonel, .

5 00
5 00
5 00

10, "

Harrison, Benj., General,

5 00

10, "

Morris, Louis T., Major,

5 00

10, "

Sheridan, M. V., Colonel,

5 00

10, "

Winkler, F. C, General,

5 00

10, "

Oliver, Paul A., General,

5 00

12, "

Wilson, Win., Captain,

5 00

.12, "

Wilkin, Eli, Major, .

5 00

12, "

Carlin, Wuk P., General,

5 00

28, "

Swaini, D. G., General,

5 00

28, "

Hopkins, Geo. H.,

5 00

28, "

Butler, John G., Major, .

5 15

28, "

Cow in, W. C, Captain,

5 00

June 4, "

((

Gardner, H., Captain,

5 00

^, "

Wills, A. W., Captain,

5 00

5, "

7, "

Kell, W. H., Captain,

Tweedale, John, ....

5 00
5 00

Lyster, Wra, J., Colonel,

5 00

18, "

Freeman, Henry V., .

5 00

18, "

((

Nelson, W. H., Captain, .

5 00

18, "

Harrison, C. E., Captain,

5 00

28, "

Goodloe, Green Clay,

5 00

July 3', "

1897.

Taylor, John W., Colonel, .

5 00

Ainount carried forward,

$490 15

■nil

^20

Army of the Cumberland.

Date of
rayment.

Years for
wtiich I'aid.

Julv

Aug.

Sept.

9, 1897.

9, "

14, ''

14, -
IG, "

u;, "

17, "

L>0, "

20, "

24, "

■^, "

4, "

^, "

15, "
15, '•
15, "
15, "

1890.

1895-96.
1890-97.
1896.

189/

Members'
Names.

Amomit brougJit furward,

Bisliop, John S., Colonel,

Bond, Frank S., INIajor,

Sanderson, F. M., Captain,

Mizner, Henry R., General,

Gilpin, L. L.,

Smith, Orland, General,

JNIitchell, John L., .

Forgey, J. S.,

Betts, Clias. M., Colonel,

Blackmer, Collins, Captain,

Lambert, Wm. H., ^lajor,

Phillips, A. W., Surgeon, .

Milward, W. R., Colonel,

Harmon, P. M., Captain,

Greenwood, j\Trs. K. 1)., .

Phisterer, Fred., Captain,

Jones, Sidney B., Colonel,

Kimball, Nathan, General, .

Amount
Paid.

$490 15

5 00

10 00

5 00

$590 15

Total, . . . ' .

Respectfully submitted,

JOHN TWEEDALE,

Treasurer ad int.
Washington, D. C, September 22, 1897.

Following the Treastirer's Report, the report of General
11. A. Algek, Secretary of War, Treasurer of the Sheridan
Statue Fund, was presented, as follows:

War Department, Office of the Secretary,

Washington, May 1, 1897.
MY DEAR GF:NERAL:

I inclose herewith a statement of the receipts and ex-
penditures made by me as Treasurer of the Sheridan Statue Fund,
Avhich shows a balance to the credit of the fund now of $2,845.17.
This, increased by the amount of your check for S332.90, makes a
total of $3,178.07 now in my hands.

Very truly yours,

R. A. ALGER, Treasurer.
General H. V. Boynton,

Corresponding Secretary Society of the Army of the Cumberland ^
Washington, I). C.

S' V.

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Sheridan Statue Fund.

SHERIDAN STATUE FUND.

R. A. Ai

1889.

Mar.

19.

May

14.

30.

June

18.

July

10.

Aug.

13.

1890.

Julv

14.

16.

.)>2

23.

2:}.

23.

24.

25.

26.

2S.

Detroit, April 27, 1
,GER, Treasurer,

la account with

SilERIDAN MONUiME.NT FUxND.

Cash received from —

Fort Supply, Indian Territory, ....

Fort Bliss, Texas,

Fort Kiley, Kansas,

Fort Davis, Texas,

Company I. Fifteenth Infantry, ....

Enlisted men Troop C, Seventh Cavalry, .

KnHsted men Troops F and G, Eighth Cavalry,

Enlisted men Co. I, Twentieth Infantry, .

N. C. O. and band antl Company K, Twenty-fifth In
fantry,

Troops E, F, H and K, Seventh Cavalry, .

Field, statf, and Con^panies C, D, G and T, Ninth In-
fantry,

Olficers, etc., Forts Randall and Bnford,

Ollicers, etc., A, R, E and F, Eighth Infantry,

Oflicers, etc.. Troops A, F and \j. Fifth Cavalry, $34 25
Less exchange, 40

W. IE Kinkead Post 293,

J. T, Rives, .Alorgantown, Ky., ....

Robt. Anderson rost68,

(iilbert W. Thompson Post 13,

John Howard Post 154, Ohio, ....

Individual,

Post 9,

Captain Snow Post 461, Pennsylvania, .

StnMig \'incent Post 67,

Individual,

Grayville Post 373, Illinois, ....

Jas. N. Van liuskirk Post 100, New Jersey, .

Ford Post 14, Ohio,

Sumner Post 3, C'alifornia,

J. S. MeCready Post 456, Ohio, ....
Mitchell Post 45, Ohio,

897.

8 50

35 25

8 55

9 00

8 00

8 80

13 50

9 75

15 00

13. 25

75 75

13 50

33 00

33 85

10 00

14 90

9 70

3 50

1 00

14 00

1 00

10 00

2 65

10 00

15 00

5 00

10 00

\)nou)it carried forward,

$402 65

IVi^?..

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■ i ■ v - ; ».

.••I'i'^''

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.^?.i'/i

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F;oi

^J.., - ■

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Army of the Cumberland.

1890. Amount brought forward,

July 29. 0. M. Mitchell Post 1,

29. Post 09, ....
80. Silver, ....

30. Samuel C. Steadnian Post 49
30. Burnside Post 2, .

30. Colonel Geo. A. Copbam Post 311
17. Interest,

31. lliratn Warner Post,
Aug. 1. D. N. Keeler Post 152,

4. Farragut Post 27,

4. Post 400,

5. Captain Lyons Post 85,
0. INIajor John Jones' Post 22,
0. Packard Post 193,
0. Newark Post 353,
0. John Wood Post 9(5,
0. Blankenship Post 77,

11. Custer Post 47,

11. Winfield Post 85, .

11. Vicksburg Post 7,

11. Nickajoba Post 245,

11. (ieo. W. McKinley Post 92,

11. General Tbos. C. Devlin Caval

12. Highland Post 437, .

12. Cioodlan<l Post 57,

13. Robt. Callaway Post 504,
15. Caldwell Post 245,
10. A. W. Drips Post 74,
IS. Jobu D. Bertolette Post 4S4,

19. (Juster Post 9,

20. Phil Sheridan Post 24,
20. Woolsey Post 399,

20. Individual,

21. C'hattanooga Post 115, .

21. Hurlburt Post 127, .

22. Phil Sheridan Post 7, .
* 23. Brandy wine Post 54, .

23. W. S. Parnily Post 4, .
25. Alex. Bowrie Post 38,
25. Bond Post 24,
25. John Brown Post 194,
25. Darveau Post 329,
25. (Jeo. H. Thomas Post 29,
25. (ieo. II. Thomas Post 5,

Amount carried forward,

§895 44

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Sheridan Statue Fund.

1890.

Amount bnmgJd forward, ....

. $895 44

Aug. 25.

Twelve Comrades,

2 85

25.

liryner Post 67,

30 00

25.

Putnam Post o8,

5 25

25.

Post 34,

50 00

25.

Colonel John W. McLane Post 102,

1 95

25.

Chat field Post 11,

2 50

25.

Lincoln Post 11,

23 20

26.

George A. Custer Post 1,

4 25

26.

Memorial Post 141,

25 00

26.

Hall Post 42,

1 00

26.

Atlanta Post 92,

1 60

26.

Dunham Post 141,

17 45

26.

Tyler Post 5

6 00

26.

Phil Sheridan Post 13,

3 70

26.

Samuel TI. Sizer Post 207, ....

10 00

26.

Sergeant Pel Her Post 331,

5 00

" 26.

Bassett Post 10,

4 50

26.

James P], Moore Post 18,

10 00

26.

Frank Graves Post 64,

3 95

26.

Forest City Post 556,

10 00

26.

T. J. Brouster l*o8t 233, ....

5 60

26.

Alexander Hamilton Post, . . . .

25 00

26.

George Hicard Post 3()2, . , . .

25 00

27.

John S. Bittner Post 122, ......

10 00

29.

John A. Dix Post 42,

25 00

29.

Polo Post 84,

4 10

29.

Post 194, .......

2 00

29.

Washington Post 593,

9 70

Sept. 1.

G. L. Fort Post 177

5 00

T. L. Suti)hen Post 41,

6 14

U. S. Grant I*ost 110,

10 60

Sheridan Post 14,

4 50

Lexington Post 240,

4 80

Sergeant Wyman I*ost 97, . . . .

5 32

William Lundy Post 271, ....

2 61

John Stevenson Post 609,

2 00

Colonel James A. Mulligan Post 30(j, .

10 00

Phil. Kearney Post 10,

6 15

Thos. J. Brooks Post 322, ....

1 10

Weatherway Post 75,

10 (i5

Individual,

1 00

10.

A. B. K. Sprague Post 24, . . . .

6 30

■ 11.

Union Post 441,

7 00

11.

Alexander Post 155,

1 20

i;;.

Boss Wible Post 54!»,

1 00

Amount carried for trar J,

$1,305 41

\ ;

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I 1 lis.

J.- 4

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Army of the Cmnherland.

1890.
Sept. 15.
1().
1().
17.
18.
19.
20.

29.
29.
29.
29.
29.
29.
().

Oct.

/ .

10.

11.

18.

20.

23.

14.

24.

29.

. 1.

<^.

10.

22.

1891.

Jan. 1.

Dec. 1 .

Jan. 19.

29.

:\Iar. 2;}.

Nov.

Dec.

04,

89,

Amount brought forward, .
Custer Post 5, . . . .
M. H. Whitney Post 350,
Colonel llassendeubel Post 13,
K. Foster Robinson Post 3(),
Lieutenant James G. Stevens Post I;
Uzal Dodd Post 12,
Army of the Cumberland Society,
0. E. Welch Post 75, . . '.
George Huntsman Post 50,
General Hancock Post 390. .
Tim Lewis Post 107,
Burnside Post 32, ....
George S. Dawson Post 63,
Lieutenant 1). W. Taggert Post 24L
Lieutenant D. W. Taggert. W. li. C.
J. O. Brookbank, individual,
Lieutenant John Baxter Post 338,
August Belknap Post 37,
W. S. Hancock Post 244, .
Jayhawker Post 140,
Sheridan Post 028,
Joseph Auderegg Post 242, .
Ord Post 17,

O. P. :\Iorton Post 38, .

Michael Cook Post 123. .

Silas A. Strickland Post 127,

Captain Kinser Post 341, .

Veteran Post 42, .

Colonel Owen Jones Post 591,

J. G. Butler Post 111, .

Hill Post 197, .

Eagle Post 52, ....

Geo. 1). Wagner Post 305,

J. M. Read Post 155,

Ellis Post 0, ....

( I rand Rapids Post 395, void,

Abraham Vooburgh Post 95, " .

Ontario I'ost 124

General Philip H. Sheridan Post 030,
1890. Interest credit at bank,
Geo. B. Whitcom Post 139,
Lieutenant H. H. Hoagland Post 170,
Jas. Jl I\IcKean Post 1,
Veteran Post 8

$,1305 41

1 75

G4 90

5 00

4 00

10 00

. 775 00

12 25

5 00

5 GO

11 85

5 00

3 00

5 00

3 35

2 70

2 50

18 00

2 00

5 00

2 75

2 05

3 55

3 00

5 00

2 00

15 00

1 00

(y 00

5 10

3 50

2 00

12 15

9 G()

3 50

4 00

27 45

10 50

AmoiDtt ccirricd forward,

$2,382 47

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Sheridan Statue Fund.

1891.

April

21.

May

15.

15.
15.

15.

May

20.

:]().

:5().

June

11.

11.
1.

12.
12.

11.

•>o

22.

24.

30.

July

(i.

1().

-•■

Au^^

14.

Julv

Ainouid hroiigJtt forward, ,
General Fred Knefler,
General H. N. Slocuni, .
General James D. ^lorgan,
General Daniel Dnstin,
Department of Virginia, .
Post 02, Altoona, Pa., .
Colonel M. A. Cochran,
Dr. L. E. Fuller, .
Samuel ]\I. Palmer, .
Chas. E. Dinger,
John F. Dinger,
Major E. P. Kirk, .
Francis S. Long Post 30, .
Henry C. ^leurin Post 52,
Mansliekl Post 53,
A. G. Warner l^ost 54, .
Williams Post 55,
Sam'l Brown Post 50,
D. C. Rodman Post 05,
iUirpee Post 71,
Hancock Post 81,
J. F. Trumhull Post 82,
Interest on Cert, of Dept.,
(fcneral C. C. (lilbert, .
Captain J. J. Stark, .
Colonel Anson Mills,
John A. Dix Post,
Interest Cred. at Bank, .
Colonel Frederick Phisterer,
(ieneral Frederick Townsend,
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(;eneral W. D. Whipple, .
SurL'^eon J. C. Thorpe, .
I'hil Sheridan Post 015,
Captain Henry Cohn, .
( i. A. Custer Post 25,
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Wilson Col well Post 38, .
^hijor E. R. Kirk, .
James M. J>rown Post 285,
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On motion of General T. J. Wood, the Treasurers' re-
ports were accepted.

General Boynton : The next report in order is tliat of the
Committee on Memoirs, of which I believe, the President is chair-
nuin ; but it has not been found practicable to read tin's report at
the meetings of the Society. It is included in the published pro-
ceedings. " '

The Chair: I will state, as chairman of the Committee on
Memoirs, that we lost a number of our best and most distinguislied
members last year. I have discharged the duties of chairman of that
committee to the best of my ability, aided by the other members of
the committee, and the memoirs were all written aiui published in
the volume for that year. There will be occasion during our ad-
journed business meeting on Friday for further remarks in regard to
our deceased Comrades, and the Society will be gratified to hear from
any who have any thing to say of the men whose deaths have been
recorded in the volume of last year.

As far as the writing of the memoirs is concerned, I wrote many
of thejn myself, and I believe the work is complete for the past year.

The rej)ort of the Comnn'ttee on National Parks is now in order.
General Boynton, as chairman of that committee, will report.

General Boynton: Mr. President, and (lentkmcn of the Society
— There is nothing new to say to you in regard to this project,
whicli originated within tlie Society of the Army of the Gnniberland, and
in which you have all taken such deep interest and rendered such
eflectual aid to all connected with it.

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Under the present ad ministration, President McKinley, and
General Alger as Secretary of War, have extended to us every
aid we could expect. The War Department has given all the assist-
ance it could to the furtherance of this project, and the Appropria-
tion Committee was more than willing to give us all the money we
asked, though we have been somewhat modest in our requests because
of the condition of the Treasury. There has not been a time when
the chairman of this committee has not said to us that lie would be
glad to give us more than we asked if the condition of the Treasury
would warrant.

But the work has been going on. The Lookout Mountain Battle-
field has been purchased. That entire field has been cleared of under-
brush, and a mile of paths so constructed as not to disturb the general
appearance, but to render of easy access the more difficult portions of
the field, and make it comfortable even for ladies to walk to the foot
of the Palisades. The monuments of the whole Park increase in
beauty and value as the work progresses. The LaFayette Road is
being constructed from Lee and Gordon's j\Iills to LaFayette — thus
ad<liug a large theater of cavalry operations, and the region in which
Bragg's entire army operated from September 8th until the Battle
of Chickamauga, to the Park project. Other extensions are being
made, so that when the road is finished there will be a straight drive
of thirty miles from Sherman's battlefield at the north end of Mission
Ridge to I^aFayette, tiirough noted fighting ground throughout. I
suppose there is no military park in the world of this extent, certainly
uone of which we have any information. There is a great deal which
could be said that would interest you who took part in this matter,
but it would take too much time. I will simply say that every thing
is going on in the most efficient manner under the present administra-
tion, as under that of Cleveland, and under Si-xretary Lamont ;
and previous to him, under Secretary Elkins ; and especially Sec-
tary Proctor, under whose administration the organization of the
Park Commission took place. I will not detain you with any further
remarks.

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The Chair: Next in order is the appointment of committees for
the coming year, and as that will take some little time, I would sug-
gest that we take a recess of fifteen or twenty minutes.

Oh HiotioH of General J. \Y. Burke, a recess of ten
minutes was taken for the purpose named, after whicli the
meetinsr was a2:ain called to order and tlie following: named
committees announced:

Committee on Selection of Orator.

General James Barnett, Colonel John Leverett,

Captain L. D. jNIyers, General J. H. Wilson,

Colonel John W. Steele, General J. G. Parkhurst,

Lieutenant Harky JNI. Williams.

Committee on Selection of Time and Place.

General J. W. Forsyth, General Anson Mills,

General Thomas J. Wood, xYllen R. Foote,

Li:vi L. GiLFiN, Captain A. P. Baldwin,

Colonel Rorert H, Hall,

Committee on Kominution of Ofticers.

General G. S. AV^ormer, General A. Baird,

Captain John F. Isom, Captain J. W. Foley,

General J. W. Burke, INIajor W. F. Goodspeed,

General J. W. Kiefer, S. C. Nople.

General Boynton: The remaining committees are such as do
not have work to })erform during this meeting, and will be announced
before its close.

On motion, the committees were accepted as read.

The chairmen of the ahove-named committees an-
nounced meetings of tlieir respective committees to be held
immediately^ upon tlie close of the general meeting.

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. Recording Secretary Colonel John W. Steele an-
nounced that in the absence of the Treasurer, dues would be
payable to him at any time during the meeting.

General Parkhurst: I see that the program of our meetings
covers three days, and there is no business meeting, as far as I can
learn, laid out hy the Local Committee for tliis Society for to-mor-
row. To-night we are to meet and listen to the Oration, and after
that to !neet at the Chittenden Hotel and have a little Symposium.
But to-morrow there is nothing for this Society to do. There are
many present who have come long distances and who do not expect
to remain over two days, and I would like to have the husiness
finished to-morrow instead of waiting until Friday. I would like to
hear an expression of opinion on this subject, and see whether a
change can not he made without showing discourtesy to the Local
Committee, so as to have our business meeting to-morrow, instead of
on Fiiday.

Major Goodspked: We have arranged to entertain you all day
to-morrow. We supposed you were coming, not only to do business,
hut to have a good time as well. To-morrow morning there will be
tiie l*ara(le, in which we exj)ect you to take part. In the afternoon,
i\w Hing'iu and Camp I"'ir(^ tit GU»ntangy Park has been arranged for
al great deal expcuHe, for your entertainnKiuL as wtdl as (iuit of
th(5 Union Veteran Ltujion. If all you canni for was to do business, you
might as well (io it in fifteen minutes and go home.

( JicNKRAii Wood: I (juite coincide with the remarks of General
Parkuurst. 'I'hc Burgoo need not interfere with a business meeting
to i>uMh*w nuMnin^\ Then W(> ean uo and take in the Burgoo.
l^laybt^ lUvu^ will bo .so uineh in it iluil it will disturb our brains, and
W(" would not 1)0 fit for business afterward. Lt't us llnish up the
business to-morrow morning, and let those who want to go home
Friday do so. I propose that we have a business meeting here to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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Major Goodspeed: That may suit, you aud General Park-
riURST, but I do nut believe it will please any body else. The rest
of the people have come here to stay and accept our hospitality until
the meeting is over.

Colonel Levering: I am sorry to say that I can not agree
wiih my beautiful aud distinguished friend, General Wood, and my
equally distinguished and beautiful friend, General Parkhurst.
There is reason why we should not change the program. It has been
understood that we would be here three days, and some may have
beeu unfortunately detained and unable to come until the third day,
expecting to take part in the business meeting on Friday; and now,
gentlemen, if we are going to adjourn one day (^arlier than has been
advertised, and go home, a lot of men may come and ask, " Where is
the njeeting of the Army of the Ciunberlaiid T and be much disap-
pointed at not finding us. I agree entirely that three days is loo
much time to occupy with the business affairs of this Society; but
having practically accepted the hospitality of this city, and having
advertised to the Comrades that we will have a tliree days' session of
this Society, it would not be ])roper to change the date of the busi-
ness meeting wheiein we elect officers, and adjourn a day earlier.
Now, this is a business reason why we should not distuib the order of
atiiiirs.

General Forsytm : It seems to me that, after the carefully-
arranged program has been prepared for our benefit by the committee
in charge here, it would be right and proper to carry out the program
as presented. But I do not know that any thing is binding on every
one to stay until the conclusion of the meeting. There might be a
number come here the third day, but, if there are any who do not
want to stay for the third day, why, goodness gracious sakes alive, they
can take the train and leave !

General Parkhurst: In order to settle the question, I move
you, Sir, ihat the business of this meeting of the Army of tJte Ciunber-
^and be closed to-morrow morning at this })lace, at 11 o'clock, — then,

Army of the Citrnherland.

if any one wants to stay till Friday, he is at liberty to do so. [Sec-
onded.] -

Major Goodspeed : The Union Veteran Legion have invited you
to attend their Symposium to-morrow night at Wirthwein's Hall. We
expect you to take part in the parade in the morning, and have pro-
vided carriages for all who do not care to walk. The parade starts
at 10 o'clock, and will not be over in an hour. We expect it to
be quite a creditable affair. It will include the Union Veteran Legion
and Army of tlie Cumberland, and the Seventeenth Ixegiment of United
States troops. You always had a parade, even at Rockford, where
you fellows rode in carriages while we walked. Then we have gone
to a great deal of trouble to get up the Burgoo for to-morrow after-
noon— I do not know what it is myself, but I think it is something you
will enjoy: and to-morrow night you are invited to the Symposium of
the Union Veteran Ljegion. Friday morning you are to have your
meeting here at 10 o'clock, and in the afternoon Coi.onel Poland
gives a special dress parade at the Barracks. [Upon a vote, motion
lost.]

The following letters, received by the Local Colmiibus
Committee, were read to the Society by General Boynton :

Executive JMansion,
Washington, Monday, September 20, 1897.
The President regrets his inability to accept the courteous invita-
tion of the Society of tJie Army of the Cumberland to be present at its
Twenty-seventh Beunion, to be held at Columbus, Ohio, September
22, 23, and 24, 1897.

Old Forge, N. Y., July 13, 1897.
Major W. F. Goodspeed,

Chairman, etc.,

Columbus, Ohio.

MY DEAR SIR:

I have your letter of July 3d, and beg to say in

reply that it will hardly be possible for me to be in Columbus on the

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24th of September. I shall not return to the west as soon as that, and
can not make a special trip to Ohio, leaving my family here, for that
purpose. I am sorry to disappoint you, but it so must be.

Very truly yours,

llENJAMIN HARRISON.

Depaktment of State,

Washington, Juhj 9, 1897.
INIajor W. F. Goodspeed,

MY DEAR SIR:

Your kind note inviting me to attend the Re-
union of the Army of the Cumberland, at Columbus, on the 22d of
September next, is received. It would give me great pleasure to
accept, but I can hardly Iiope to be able to do so.

Very truly yours,

JOHN SHERMAN.

Office of the Secretary, War Department,

Washington, Juhj 10, 1897.
Major W. F. Goodspeed,

Columbus, Ohio.

DEAR .SIR:

I am in receipt of your courteous invitation of

the tliird inst. to attend the Annual Reunion of the Army of the Cum-

herkuid upon tlie 22d and 24th of September, and I will be glad to be

})resent if possible. Of course, the date is so far ahead, and there are

so many demands upon my time, that I can not now make a positive

engagement. It is not improbable that the President will come there

from his reunion, which, I understand, occurs on tlie 21st at Fremont.

Of course, I am only making a suggestion. I do not know what his

engagements will permit him to do.

Very truly yours,

R. A. ALGER,

Secretary of War.

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United States Senate,
Washington, D. C, July 12, 1897.
Major W. F. Goodspeed,

Columbus, Ohio.
DEAR 8IR:

If my other engagements will admit of it, I will
be glad to attend the Reunion of the Army of the CiunberUind as you
have kindly invited me to do. We will at that time doubtless be en-
gaged in the campaign, but I have no doubt I can so shape matters
as to allow me to attend.

Very truly yours, etc.

JOSEPH B. FORAKER.

Cleveland, Ohio, September 8, 1897.
Major W. F. Goodspeed,

Columbus, Ohio.
MY DEAR SIR:

I have received the card of your committee, in-
viting me to attend the Twenty-seventh Reunion of the Society of tJie
Army of the Cumberland at Columbus, September 22d, 2od and 24th.
Your arranged program assures a successful and enjoyable affair, and
I would be very glad to accept your kind invitation, and enjoy the
events of the three days with you, but I find a previous engagement
conflicts.

I appreciate fully the honor the inVitation carries with it, and
sincerely thank your committee for the remembrance.

I would wish also to express to the members of your illustrious
Society my full appreciation of their invaluable services for their
country and my hearty sympathy with all their interests.

Truly yours,

M. A. HANNA.

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Hamilton, Ohio, ^epfe^n^er 14, 1897.
Colonel S. N. Cook,

Secretary, 1778836

Columbus, Ohio.
MY DEAR COLONEL:

I beg to thank the committee for an invitation to
attend tlie exercises at the Keunion upon the 23(1 ; and to express deep
regret that a prior engagement compels me to decline.

Sincerely yours,

JAMES E. CAI\IPBELL.

Hampton, Va., September 16, 1897.
Major W, F. Goodspeed,
Chairman, etc.

MY DEAU MAJOR:

I anticipated a delightful time at the Columbus
Reunion. Am very sorry to say, however, that an attack of sickness,
from which I am still too much indisposed to make the trip, will pre-
clude the possibility of my attendance.

My heartfelt greetings to all the Comrades.
Ever truly yours,

J. J. REYNOLDS.

Omaha, Neb., September 18, 1897.
Major W, F. Goodspeed,

Columbus, Ohio.
MY DEAR ]MAJOR:
J I am in receipt of your favor of the 11th inst.,

urging me to attend the Reunion of the Army of the Cumberland, to be
held at Columbus from the 22d to the 24th of September.

Nothing would afford me greater pleasure than to meet my Com-
rades and friends of the great Army of the West, with whose long and
glorious history we were both so closely identified.

I do not see how it is possible for me to come. My professional
duties here are of such a character that they demand my constant atten-
tion, and all I can say is that if in a week lience I find that it is pos-

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sible for me to skip out to Columbus and speud a day or two with you>
I will do so.

If I should find it possible so to do, I will telegraph you on the
19th or 20th. If you do not hear from me, you may conclude that I
can be with you and my Companions in spirit only.

Truly yours,

CHARLES F. MANDERSON.

The Governor of Pennsylvania, through Private Secre-
tary Butler, wrote :

September 9, 1897.
Captain S. N. Cook,

Columbus, Ohio.
DEAR SIR:

Governor Hastings directs ine to acknowledge
receipt of your letter of the 5th inst., inviting him to be present at the
outdoor camp fire and Burgoo at Olentangy Park, Columbus, Sep-
tember 23d, held under the auspices of the Army of the Cumberland
and Union Veteran Legion, and advise you he sincerely regrets that a
contemplated vacation for the latter part of September, taking him
from the state, will prevent his attendance.

He appreciates the honor of the invitation, and begs to express
to the General Committee of x\rrangements and yourself his best
thanks for the kind remembrance.

September 9, 1897.
Governor Asa Bushnell and others,

Local Executive Committee.

GENTLEMEN:

It would give me great pleasure to be WMth you

on the 22d, 23d, and 24th of this month, and 1 regret exceedingly my

inability to come.

I always try to go to all the Army of the Cumberland Reunions,

and I am more than disappointed in this instance, because of the

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additional pleasure it would be to be with "my home folks" on the
committee and Columbus generally.
With kindest regards to all,

Sincerely, your friend,

JOHN L. CLEM.

Valley of Chicago, September 2, 1897.
Major Goodspeed.

DEAR 8IR:

I deeply regret tl)at with each returning Re-
union, I am compelled to say that other engagements and duties to the
living compel my absence from the council of my Comrades. Few
are the years remaining to any of us before we cross to the other shore
and bivouac with the great majority of our grand old Army of tlie
Cumberland who have preceded us.

The pontoon is laid for you and I, and soon we must respond to
tlie detail to join so many of our late commanders and our late
Treasurer, General J. S. Fullerton, whose sad and untimely
death must cast a shadow over the coming meeting. No meeting of
our Society has taken place since its formation but there General
Fullerton was seen, as no battle of our army was fouglit in which
he was not f )und.

God bless his memory, and let his Comrades emulate his virtues,
cultivate courteous bearing toward all, and keep in constant remem-
brance his love of country and Comrades.

Some day it may be so I can be with you, and until then, may
God bless and have you in his keeping.
/ Sincerely and truly yours,

^ . JOHN C. SMTPH.

Portland, Maine, September 6, 1897.
Captain S. N. Cook,

Secretary, etc.

SIR:

1 acknowledge with sincere pleasure the receipt

of vour cordial invitation to attend the Twentv-seventh Keunion of

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tlie Sociehj of the Army of the Cumberland, at Columbus, on September
22(1, 2,Sd, and 24tli.

It would give me great gratification to meet my old Comrades,
but other engagements compel me with deep regret to decline the
invitation of the committee.

Very sincerely, yours,

FRANCIS FESSENDEN.

Albany, N. Y., September 7, 1897.
Major AV. F. Goodspeed,

Chairman,

Columbus, Ohio.

DEAR MAJOR:

I deeply regret that I am not able to accept the

kind invitation to attend the Twenty-seventh Reunion of the Society

oftJie Army of the Cumberland, at Columbus, Ohio, September 22d, 23d,

and 24th.

Hoping the Reunion will be a ha})py one, I remain,

Yours, very truly,

BRADFORD R. WOOD,

Brevet Major.

New York, September 13, 1897.
General H. V. Boynton,

Corresponding Secretary, Society of the Army of the Cumberland,
Washington, D. C.
INIY DKAR SIR:

I am in receipt of your very kind invitation to
the Army of the Tennessee and my.self, U) attend the Reunion of the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland on September 22d and 24th.

I am very sorry to say that personally I will be unable to
attend, as I made arrangements for those dates long time ngo. I will,
however, forward the invitation to our Society iieadquarters, with in-
structions to notify the members of our Society of the cordial invita-
tion, and I have no doubt that many of tliem living in that vicinity
will take the opportunity of becoming acquainted with you.

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I note what you say as to the great satisfaction throughout the
ranks of your Society over the cordial relations which exist between
the two armies. I can assure you that the Armij of tJie Tennessee re-
ciprocates most fully your sentiments. I think you are all aware of
that, and that we feel after the war the same brotherly feeling w^e
did during the war, when we were so often close together aiding
each other.

Will you please express to the Society my regrets and thanks,

and how fully I appreciate the cordial reception of your Society in

Chattanooga.

Truly and cordially yours,

G. M. DODGE.

60 Congress St., Boston, September 15, 1897.
Major W. F. Goodspeed,

Chairman of Exec i dive Committee Twentij-seventli Reunion of the
Societij of the Army of the Cumberland,
Columbus, Ohio.
DEAR SIR:

Your invitation to the Twenty-seventh Reunion
of our dear old Army of the Cumberland was received on my recent
return from my White ^Mountain summer home ; my reply has been
delayed in the hope that I might answer that I would report in per-
son. Now, however, that pleasure seems impossi])le, and so I send
my regrets at not being able to meet this year those gallant men at
whose side I served thirty-five years ago, to remember whom is always
a treasured privilege.

/ Personally, I may add, that " Goodspeed's Battery" is an in-
tegral part of our war history, and its commander has not only the
credit due to its able handling in famous battles, but (I am glad to
know) of living to receive the grateful acknowledgments of his state
and country, as well as of your friend,

HORACE N. FISHER.

Army of the CuinherlafLd.

Berkeley Lodge,
Old Forge P. O., N. Y., September 20, 1897.

IMaJOR ^Y. F. GOODSPEED,

Columbus, Ohio.
MY DEAR MAJOR:

Pardon me for having delayed so long the answer
to your letter of September 11th; but I have been very busy out of
doors, and my in-door work has been postponed. It is very good of
you to so much desire my presence at your celebration, but I am
quite sure I will not be able to attend.

Very truly yours,

BENJ. HARRISON.

Oh motion the business meeting of the Society was acl-
iolirned until Fridav mornino; at 10 o'clock.

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Wednesday Evening, September 22, 1897.

The Society assembled at the Columbus Auditorium, an
immense audience being present. The building had been
strikingly decorated by the local committee.

General Stanley presided, and after music by the Sev-
enteenth Regiment Band, Rev. John C. Jackson was iutro-
duced and offered the following invocation :

O Lord, our Heavenly Father, we would prostrate ourselves in
the presence of the majesty of Heaven. AVe recognize Thee as the
Author and Giver of every good and perfect gift, and beseech Thy
blessing at this time. Bless all the exercises of this hour; sanctify
the speaking and hearing to our good and to Thy glory. AVe thank
Thee for the victories won by the array whose anniversary we celebrate

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to-uight. We thank Thee for Stone's River, for C.hickaniauga, for Mis-
sionary Ridge, for Nashville, and all those fields whereon its devotion
to the Union was proved by the shedding of blood. We recognize on
all these battle fields the stately stepping of Providence whereby we
approached the Union preserved in all its glorious strength. We
thank Thee for Grant, for Roseckans, for Thomas, and f(;r Sheri-
dan, and for all those great captains who conducted our army to vic-
tory. May Thy blessing to-night attend General Rosecrans, as he
is kept from our meeting in a distant state by old age and infirmity.

We beseech Thee, our Heavenly Father, tliat Thy blessings may
rest upon all tliis land ; and especially do we ask Thy blessing upon
the President of the United States and his counsellors, upon both
branches of the National Congress, the Supreme Court, and all other
departments of the National Government. Bless the goveri^or of this
state, and the legislature, and all the citizens of this great common-
wealth. Bless all the states of this great Union. Help us, O Father,
to live in concord together beneath the broad shelter of the Union.
We thank Thee, O Lord, for the peace which has come after the cou-
fiict. May Thy blessing be upon all the Comrades of the Army of the
Cumberland.

O Father, bless this Reunion and make it an inspiration to
patriotism. God forbid that we should forget the cost whereby the
Union was preserved. We ask Tiiy blessing to rest upon all our Com-
rades wherever they may be, throughout this land. Give comfort to
them in old age and infirmity, and to their families. We ask Thee to
preserve our laud and Nation and our liberties, which have caused so
much sacrifice and sufl^ering. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ,
our Savior. Amen.

Music by the Columbus Republican Glee Club.

The Chair: Next in order on the programme is an address of
welcome on behalf of the state by Governor I^ushnell; but we
have just received word that he is detained at S})ringfield and unable
to be present, so that we will have to pass the governor. Next,
" Bugle Calls," by the band.

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After this number had been finished, (Ienekal Stanley
began to speak, when he was interru})tcd by the entrance of
a body of men from Cincinnati, accompanied by a band
phi}'ing " ^larching Througli Georgia." Much entliusiasm
was created in the audience by the music of the band, and
the party was greeted with cheers and waving of liandker-
cliiefs.

General Stanley: This interruption reminds me of u very
good story told of Thomas Corwin, revered by every man born in
Ohio and many outside. He was about to address an aucHence on an
important sui)ject (^ne evening, and had just fixed himseH' for the en-
tering wedge of his address, when a httle bnlhdog came upon the
stage alongside him. Corwin said, "Fellow citizens" — and the bull
dog said "bow-wow." He, not nonplused, turned to the dog and said,
"i\ly dear sir — one at a time." [Laughter.]

Just as the baud came in I began to introduce to you the dis-
tinguished gentleman who is to address you to-night, but I will always
stop talking to listen to " Marching Through Georgia."

There are very few persons here who have nt^t read of the Battle
of Nashville. There are very few who do not know the result of that
great battle; but few people have given particular attention to the
manner in which that engagement commenced, or the sequences of
it. In introducing the gentleman who is to address you to night, I
merely wish to call your attention to the fact that the left of that
large army was first shaken by a cavalry force which passed around
their flaidv and assaulted them in such a way as to nu\ke the men de-
fending their line extremely nervous ; so that when the assault
came from the infantry force, they were already at a run.

I have the honor of introducing to you Major-General James
H. Wilson, who connuanded the cavalry on that occasion, and who
was the last commander of the cavalry corps of the liyimj of tfic Cumber-
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Comrades: — You have had enough of history; and now
for a little while Honor shall he the subject of my story.
Your names are enrolled in the National Capital, and your
deeds have been worthily recounted in the Official liecords.
Your patriotism, your valor and your sutfurings have been
told time and again till they are known of all who love their
country. Your ii resides have been briglitened by the annals
of your campaigns and battles. Your })ers()nal dangers and
adventures have hecome as familiar as household words to
those who are dear to you. Individually and collectively
3'Our lieroic actions are enshrined in the hearts of your
countrymen, and will be handed down in undiminished glory
to your posterity. That which you fought for — an inde-
structible Union and an untarnished Hag — are every-where
recognized as safe beyond peradventure,from treason domestic
and from foreign wars. Nay more, they are as dear to those
who erst-while were arrayed against them as to us who up-
held and sustained them.

It is the wonder of the age that those who wore the
gi'ay, whether they carried the swoi'd of authority and
leadership, or tlie musket and saber of the ranks, for I'our
k)ng years of mingled victory, suit'ering and defeat, are now
as devoted, as earnest, as patriotic and as loyal as you who
wore the blue and carried the starry tlag, with the cause of
which it was the emblem, to ultimate and unquestioned
triumph !

It is the wonder of the age, that '' that army of bright
bayonets and tattered uniforms" which followed Lee .and
Johnston and Hood and Forrest, and every-where upheld
the fortunes of the Confederacy with such unquestioning de-
votion, such unfaltering constancy, such unshaken courage
as to win the admiration and praise of all mankind, should
have sunk quietl}^ back into the bosom of the people from

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wliicli it sprang, without leaving behind it one contumacious
leader, or one " unreconstructed" private, to keep alive the
anger of rebellion, or to stir the iires of sectional discord and
discontent.

It is the wonder of the age that tliere is not a "rebel"
left of all that mighty host [applause]; that every one of
the thousands of seasoned veterans who yet remain to enjoy
the rights of nndiminislied citizenship and to gather the
victories of peace, unhampered and uncontrolled, should be
willing, nay, even anxious, to buckle on their armor again
and go forth to show the high qualities which are their im-
perishable lionor and glory, in the cause of an undivided
Union, and the advancement of its high and manifest des-
tiny! And I am sure, my Comrades, you will sympathize
with those gallant heroes, who in so many battles measured
their prowess against yours, in unavailing and unsatisHed
sti'ife, and finally laid down their arms proudly claiming
that they were " outwearied rather tlian overcome," if they
now desire before it is too late to measure not only their
prowess but their patriotism and loyalty, with yours, under
a common flag and against a common foe! Who (h:)ubts
that in such noble contention they would show the splendid
courage — the dashing, invincible v.alor wliich charactei'ized
their youthful devotion to the Lost Cause? What man of
you with red blood in his veins would not like to see them
once more in "battle's magniticently stern array," with
muskets gleaming, sabers iiashing, aundst " the cannon's
opening roai'," ami over all the warrior's fixed determination
to do or die, but this time side by side with you under the
starry fiag, the common emblem of Liberty and Union to
every American citizen? That it will be so if ever occasion
. ofiers, who can doubt; and, if in the Providence of God it
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in her great mission, her splendid future, can regret or dis-
courage it ?

Wliatever t)tiiers may think, you are not tlie ones to say
that war is the greatest of human ills. Your example, your
lives and sacrifices, and above all your victories, are a splendid
illustration tlnit in the internal affairs of a nation, as between
section and section, l)a!'ty and party, man and man, there is
something worse than fighting — something more to be feared
tlian bloodshed — something more horrible than war. And
so it is between nation and nation. There ai'e times when
war is not only the last, but tlie only, the inevitable argu-
ment, of kings and presidents alike. I shall not dwell upon
the conditions which justify it, nor recount the ach'antnges
which may spring from it, for that would lead me too far
fi'om my tlieme; l)ut: I can not forbear })oiiiting out that it
is as true now as it was in ancient times that the military
virtues of honor, coni-age, fortitude and aml)ition are the vei'y
foundation and bulwarks of a nation's true greatness ; that
war is frerpiently necessary and inevitable, and comes upon
us like a thief in the night, and that constant readiness for
war is not only the best guaranty of ])rosperity and peace,
but the best school of ti'ue citizenship and love of country.

J)ACON, the first and greatest of l^higlish jdiiloso-
])hers, over 250 years ago, announced in words of etei'nal
truth that the first [)oint of greatness in any state is to have
"a race of military men who pi'ofess arms ;is their ]>rincipal
' honor, study, and occupation ;" that neither money nor
numbers are the true sinews of war where the people are
base or given over entirely to the arts of peace. That the
wolf is never troubled Ijy how many sheep there be; that if
another come who hatli better iron than you, he will be
master of your gold ; that warlike peo[>le love (hmger better
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military spirit may ex[)Oct ^s^reatness to fall upon it; that no
body, either natural or political, can Ije healthful without
exercise; that a just and honorable war is the true exercise
of a nation ; that a civil war is like the heat of a fever,
while a foreign war is like the heat of exercise, which
serveth to keep the body in health; that a long- and slothful
])eace not only reduces courage to (!tfeminac3', but cori'upts
the customs of the people and renders them unfit for great
enterprises. But the wisdom of that |)hilosopher did not
end with war on lan(h He it was who first })ointed out that
'"the nation whicli commands the sea is at great liberty and
nuiy liave as much or little of war as it will ;" that "the ad-
vantai!:e of strens^th at sea" is not only liritain's i''reatness,
but her wealtli as well ; and linally, that within the gi'cat
fVanie of kingdoms and commonwealths, it is in the- power
of princes and gov^ernments to add amplitude and greattiess
to their possessions, and to hand them down to their poster-
ity and successors, unimpaired and undiminished.

It is for us to see that the truth of all this, wdiich is
abundantly confirmed to us out of our own experience, is
not lost to those who come after us, but is cherished and
ke|>t alive as amongst their most precious heritages. Unfor-
tunately, experience and wisdom are not transmitted directly
from father to son, but eacli individual must start in and
learn anew all the lessons of life — those of iionor and loyalty
and patriotism, as well as those of the ai'ts and avocations
of practical existence. But in these days of schools and
colleges, of books and newspapers, of mails and telegraphs,
the fountain of human wisdom — the rich stores of human
experience — are open to all, and every man of average intel-
ligence may, by middle life, know not onl}^ the secrets of his
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and statcsnuiuship, wliicb in this blessed land of ours are the
deep concern of every citizen.

And how can we, my Comrades, better do our part
toward those who are to succeed us than by holding up for
their admiration the virtues of our great leaders? ITow can
we better inculcate true honor, loyalty, and patriotism than
by pointing out to the rising generation how richly and
abundantly those who luive gone before were endowed with
those high qualities? Ilow can we more surely fill the sonls
of our young men with higli aspirations and noble thoughts
than by holding up before tliem the unselfish and self-sacri-
ficing heroism of those with whom we have stood side by
side, and of whose high souls we have known the inmost
seci'ets, trials, and temptations? I am not here to tell you
that human nature is different now from what it has always
been, but I would be false to my convictions if 1 did not
stand up befoi'e you and strenuously })roclaim tliat it is im-
provirig and progressing steadily toward higher and better
ideals — toward liigher and better })ractit.'es and conduct in
public as well as private life.

It was my great and inestimable privilege to know per-
sonally nearly every one of the corps and army commanders
on both sides of the great conflict. I served with or against
most of them, and I may claim without egotism that I en-
joyed the closest intimacy with those who w^ere in actual
command of the national forces during the closing cam-
paign. T know you will pardon me for calling your atten-
tion to the fact that 1 served on T. W. Sherman's and David
JIunter's staffs during the Port Royal expedition, on
McClellan's staff during the Antietam Campaign, on
Grant's stafl:' during the Yicksburg and Chattanooga. Cam-
paign— the period of his greatest performances and Ids
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Washington, commanded a division of cavalry under Sheri-
Dx\N, Meade, and Grant, and a corps of seven divisions
under Sherman and Thomas, and thus, face to face, soul to
soul, in the pure atniospliere of campaign and battle, I have
studied their characters and peculiarities, and have come to
know those illustrions leaders, not only as soldiers and
generals, but as men and citizens of the great repnblic, as
none but a comrade can know them. I have read the his-
tory of other times, and studied tiie lives of groat men of all
countries and of all ages, and I submit with dithdence, but
also with absolute confidence, that I am a good witness in
their behalf.

Permit me now to call your attention to the fact that
the entire visible and invisible strength and resources — all
the armed men and all the military nuiterials of the great
republic — were at the close of tlie rebellion in the hands and
under the control of Grant, Meade, Sherman, Thomas, Scho-
EIELD and Canby, and their subordinates — subject only to the
law and to the lawful behests of Lincoln, their constitu-
tional Commander-in-Chief. It is a curious coincidence that
every se[)arate army, every military division and depart-
'ment, and every army corps exce[)t two on our side, wei*e
commanded b}' professional soldiers and graduates of West
l^oint ; and the same is true in a still higher degree of the
Confederacy, for not only Lee, Loncjstreet, Johnston, Hood,
Beauregard, and Kirby Smith, but Davis their President as
well, with all their cor[)S and department commanders exce})t
three, were also professional soldiers and graduates of West
l^oint. So it may trutlifully ])e said that all the military re-
sources of the entire continent were in the hands of its mili-
tary leaders, during the final cam})aign and at the hour of
tlie great cataclysm which wiped out the Confederacy for-
ever. Fai- be it from me to recount these extraordinarv cir-

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cumstmices for the purpose of glorifying the United States
Military Academy at West Point. No, my Comrades, I re-
count tliem for a far higher purpose — to glorify and honor
man's liigliest attributes, to glorify and honor Amei'ican
citizenship, to gh)rify and honor the personal character of
the American soldier.

But this is not ah. It has been finely said that " Honor
is the moral conscience of the great," and I want to show
you how true tliis is of the soldiers I have named. It is not
my purpose upon this occasion to institute a comparison of
the administrative ability, the learning, the strategic skill,
tlie lendershi}) or the courage of those illustrious men. That
has been done, or may be done at another time, with advan-
tage to the student of the military art. I have a far differ-
ent and a far higher object now. I wish to point out to you
that (Jraxt and Lke, Meade and Johnston, Sherman and
I>E A UREUARD, Thomas and Hood, Canby and Kirry Smith, Sher-
idan and Longstreet, Scmofield and Hardee, difiered from
each i)ther in many respects, in person, in habits, in ability,
in tem|)erament, in aggressiveness. Each had his own char-
acter, his (Mvn elements of strength and weakness, his own
peculiarities, his own idiosyncrasies, but they were alike in
certain important and essential qualities. They held ditfei'ent
views as to their political duties and allegiance, but they were
alike as to their military duties, and as to their use of author-
ity. Neither of them ever disobeyed an order; neither of tliem
ever wronged or oppressed a fellow man ; neither of them
ever arbiti'arily abused or exceeded the authority with which
he was entrusted ; neither of them ever betrayed the liber-
ties of his countr}^ ; neither of them ever clierished a dis-
honorable ambition or outraG^ed the law which he acknowl-
edged for his government; neither of them ever exalted the

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military over the civil power; neither of them ever enriched
himself by plunder or illicit trade ; neither of thein ever
sullied his palm by an ill-gotten farthing. One and all tliey
led jture lives a)id held that clear and I'ound dealing is the
chief honor of man's nature; one and all they strove to so
discharge their duties, and to live up to their liigli faith as
soldiers, that when they came to die they might leave be-
hind them untarnished names and a little of that true glory
which is dear to every good soldier, every honorable man!

And now, if you say what of it; now if you ask me if
this is singular, I tell you that all the pages of history, all
the annals of chivalry do not contain, for any four years of
w;ir since the world began, so proud a chai>ter, or one so full
of all that stands for the exaltation of man's nature, or the
glory of the soldier's character ! Go tell your sons and
daughters of it; go bid them study it and realize it, and
base their ideas of true manhood and true citizenship upon
it, for surely they can find no higlier or l)etter example for
their guidance in the trials of their own lives or in the hour
of their country's })eril ! Every nation has at least one
heroic period, upon which it looks back with ])ride, and
comfort and conlidence for the men upon whose cliarncter
they bid their adolescent youths look for models. But thrice
fortunate is our favored land, for within less than the lirst
hundred years of its life it has had three heroic periods —
that of Washington and Greene and Lee, that of Scott and
Taylor and Worth and Wool, and that of Grant ami Meade
and Sherman and Thomas !

And now having said so much for the great men that
all Americans love to honor, may I not em})hasize the lesson
I would teacli, and have you teach to your sons, l)y dwelling
awhile upon the life and character of one who if not the
most fortunate among them, was the most modest, the most

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steadfast, tlie most deserving — " the iioljlest Koniau of tbem
all ? " Keed I in tlic presence of his surviving Comrades give
him fnrtlier name or description ? Ah! my fellow soldiers,
I see that yon recognize his stalwart form, liis eagle eye, his
calm and lofty demeanor, his imperial presence ! You
know him by his heroic attributes, and so long as life lasts
you can never forget him. [Cheers.]

But bear witli me 3'et a while. He has not altogether
escai)e(l envy, jeah)usy and misrepresentation, which are the
unconscious tribute ignoble souls offer to those above them.
His motives have been questioned, his actions have been im-
pugned, even his lionors have been claimed by others, but in
every case his assailants have been put to confusion and dis-
cussion has served but to exalt liis character and intensify
the admiration of his countrymen ! In no single instance
did he feel called upon to break silence or to write a word
in his own behalf, but calmly and serenely he stood upon his
record confident that it would vindicate him in the end, and
nobly has it justified his faith. His friends and Comrades
throughout tbe land — those who knew him best — were swift
to defend his good name, to ascertain the facts and to write
them into history, till now lie stands s})otless and alone,
while those wlio would have injured him deu}' their com-
plicity or claim that they were entrapped into the work of
detraction.

Jjct us now take a closer look at the loi'ty figure we have
been contemplating. Peerless as he is, George Henry
Thomas [vociferous cheering and prolonged lapplause] did
not come by chance to his exalted stature. He was the
natural product of the family and race to wliich he belonged,
of the times and institutions which nhaped him, of the edu-
cation and training which he received, and of the oppor-
tunities he enjoyed. He came of a good old A^irginian

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family, long pkiiited in the land, of a mingled Welsh-English
and Huguenot strain, solid, self-reliant, self-respecting, hut
neither rich nor aristocratic. His [»eople held slaves and
plantations and their share of the smaller puhlic oihces, hut
put on no airs. They were neither dough-i'aces nor tire-eaters^
but straight-forward, serious, virtuous men and women, who
Avere subordinate to authority, and did their part modestly
but thoroughly as far back as we get any account of them.
Just liow or when they left the country of their origin, or
reached the Old Dominion, can not be precisely stated nor
does it matter much, but it must have heen in that troublous
half century wdiich included the deposition of Charles I, the
overthrow of the Commonwealth, the expulsion of James 11^
and the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. I say, it must
have been, for the ([ualities which characterized the wise
and thorough soldier were mainly inherited. They could
have had tlieir origin only in the experiences and traditions
of the Cromwellian times, and from ancestors who got their
discipline and set on the one side from the Coiuh's, and on
the other from tlie new model army — that wonderful body
of tifty thousand men, organized by Cromwell himself,
whicli for eighteen years, the entire |)eriod of its existence,
never counted the numbers or race of tliose arrayed against
it, and from one end of Great Britain to the other — from one
end of Europe to the other — never once showed its back to
the foe, and never once met an enemy it did not overcome.
Such steadiness, such subordination, such serious pur})ose,
such grim and unhesitating courage, and such coniidence in
its leaders were never before or since found in an F.nglish
army. Indeed, it was one of the best organized, best ad-
ministered and most successful armies that ever existed, and
nothing in history better illustrates the advantage of care-
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equipment, constant instruction, and rigid discipline than
tlie story of this remarkable force, and its still more remark-
able trium[)h over the equally gallant and more numerous,
but less thoroughly oi'ganized, forces of the royalist party.
May I not say, it was the archetype and exemplar, tlie ample
justilication of all that is good in the military organizations
of our race, and that the Fourteenth Cor[)S and the Army
of the Cunibeiiaiid^ both of which owed more to Tiio.aias than
to. any other man, resembled it more closely than any other
corps or arni}^ ever organized on this continent?

But whether Thomas owed to inheritance any tiling
more than a strong mind, in a stalwart, robust l)ody — whether
he was a Cromwcllian, Cavalier or Huguenot, is after all
merely a matter of speculation, but when we come to his
education and training, we come to solid ground. We know
he derived fi'om the schools of his native county suthcient
educati(^n to qualify him for admission to West Point, where
he graduated with the honoi'able standing of twelfth in his
elass of sixty-one members. He was assigned to and sei'ved
in the artillery through tlie Mexican war with marked dis-
tinction, winning in rapid succession the l>revcts of first lieu-
tenant, captain and major for "conspicuous skill and gal-
lantry," and for "gallant and meritorious conduct," and
established for himself a solid reputation for patience, iirm-
ness, fortitude, and daring intrepidity, as well as for highly
scientitic and accurate attainments in his profession. His
captain was Thomas W. Sherman, one of the best soldiers
and sternest disciplinarians our army ever had in it.

It is to be observed that Thomas was always a serious,
industrious, practical [lerson. He learned to make saddles,
harness, and shoes when a boy, and all through life was a
close student of history, philosophy, and of the art and
science of war. He came out of the Mexican campaign

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with a repatcition second to no man of his grade. From
that time forward he was employed in all parts of the
country, from Fort Yuma to Boston, and in all the duties
which might fall to the lot of a subaltern. Jle was in turn
quartermaster, commissary, engineer, recruiting officer, bat-
tery commander, and, iinally, instructor of cavidry and
artillery at West Point; thus ac(|uiring not only practical
familiarity with all the duties of an officer's life, but also the
highest theoretical and scientiiic knowledge of his profession.
He was never a man of idle or protligate habits. He wasted
no time in riotous living. Tie passed tlirough all the ti'ials
and exposure of a militai-y life without ever taking on a
single military or social viee. lie was far from being \\\\
ascetic or a prig, but he grew steadily in character and in-
tellect and in the a|)preciation of those around and above
him, and it is no dist)aragement of him if I add, he was not
unconscious of it.

AVhen the two regiments of cavalry were added to the
regular army in 1855, and Jkffkrson Davis, then Secretary
of War, selected the officers for them, he put Sumner, Joe
Johnston, Fmory, and Sedgwick in as field otlicers of the
first; Albert Sidney Johnston, Lee, Hardee, and Thomas as
the field othcers of the second. The ca|)tiiins and lieuten-
ants were selected with the same care, and were the pick
and flower of the army. It is safe to say that no two regi-
ments in our army, or in any other army, for that matter,
ever had so many fine — may I not pro[)erly say, so many
great — officers in them? Each of the field ofhcers afterward
came to command a corps or an independent army, and all
rose to the highest distinction. In following and conti-ast-
ing their subsequent careers, it is abundantly nnmifest that
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greatness, Thomas was ^ the ])eer of the highest, if not the
ver}^ tirst amongst them alL

To say that, in tlie dark and uncertain days that marked
the ch>se of Buchanan's administration, before the steadying
hand of Lincoln was placed upon the liehii of state, Thomas
was not in doubt as to his own future or as to wliat would
become of him, would be misleading and untrue. It would
be as absurd as to say tliat a strong man, seeing the ship on
which he was embarked going headlong on the rocks of a
lee shore, would not look about him to iind some plank or
spar upon which he would try to save the lives of himself
and family. There is not one scintilla of evidence beyond
that, nothing whatever, to show that he ever sought or
thought of a place outside of the army, except in the con-
tin£]^ency of both army and o'overnmeiit ij:oin<2: to wreck and
ruin — nothing whatever to show that he ever for one mo-
ment tliought of forswearing his allegiance to the Constitu-
tion and Union, or otfering his sword to the Confederacy, or
even to his native state. As you all know, he was a
tlioughtful and deliberate man, and never chose his path by
chance, even in regard to trivial matters. It was as impossi-
ble for him to do so in matters ot pith and moment as for
the earth to forsake its true, iixed, and destined course
around tlie sun !

And so, when our great captain, the immortal Lincoln,
took his post and got his bearings, and acce|)ted the appeal
to the God of battles, in all the host vvdiich came to liis sup-
})ort, tliere was not one more willing, more steadfast, move
courageous, or more loyal than Thomas, the pure-hearted,
high-souled Virginian ! The sophistr}^ of states-rights, the
appeal of sectionalism, the claim of personal interest, the
intercession of tlu; politicians, the demands of family ties,
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so iiiuch as a hair's breadtli from liis soleniu duty to bear
true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United
States, and to protect and defend them from all their enemies
and opposers whatsoever.

I have no word to say liere against the great al)ilities
and the ahnost transcendent leadersliip of Kobeut E. Lee,
also a Virginian of knightly lineage, but I can not forbear
pointing out that he too had taken that solemn oath of alle-
giance time and again — more frequently because he had re-
ceived more commissions than Thomas. lie had been Su-
perintendent of the Academy at West Point, where they
have always taught the young men sent there for their
education that the oath of allegiance not only binds them
fast to the jS'ational Government, but acts as an abjuration of
allegiance to all other states, powers and principalities.
Nothing could be plainer or more comprehensive than the
language of that oath ; and 1 venture to express the belief that
never for one day in his life did Kobert E. Lee iind sophistry
01" casuistry or leiral arixument sti'onii; enouf]:h to justify or
satisfy him down in the innermost recesses of his soul that
lie was right in throwing u\) his commission in the army, i\)V
which he had been educated, and arraying himself with those
Avho sought to overthrow the Union and subvert its Consti-
tution, that sacred instrument of government which he too
had sworn time and again to defend from all its enemies and
op[>osers whatsoever !

Kest assured, my Comrades, the great Confederate leader
had his Nemesis — a reproving conscience — '' which doth make
cowards of us all;" and I can not for one instant doubt that
that high moralist and great soldier, both of which he was,
would have felt himself a higher moralist and a greater
soldier, and would in fact have been a stronger and gi-eater
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right on to the end, side by side with Thomas, uphokliiig the
starry Hag and " keeping step to tlie niusic of tlie Union ! "

Here it is proper forme to remind you that Thomas never
left the army for an hour, like Grant, Sherman, McClellan,
BuRNSiDE, and Stonewall Jackson, '^ to taste tlie oil of
experience and the vinegar of a checkered career." lie
scarcely took leave of absence, but wedded to the profession
of arms as his " principal honor, study and occu[)ation," he
grew in wisdom and strength and character as he grew in
years — and when the hour of trial came, was found at his
post fully prepared and ready for the high destiny which
awaited him. It is true, that he was doubted and distrusted
and, perliaps, misrepresented at iirst because he was a Vir-
ginian and a Southerner, but thanks to Lincoln, who never
long did any man injustice, and thanks to his own modest,
but resolute, performance of duty, he was made colonel, and
soon afterward brigadier-general, and finally major-general,
and in all these grades his deeds are a |)art of your imperish-
able records. Transferred to Kentucky, he was first to win
a Union victory; and Mill Spring, which came sliortly after
the ignominy of Bull Run, lifted the country from doubt and
depression and ins[)ired it with hope, if !iot with enthusiasm.
The glory of this victor}^ was, however, soon eclipsed by the
greater glory of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson and the
ca[)ture of an entire rebel army. It brought Grant at once
into national prominence, shifted the center of interest to an-
other and a more advanced theater of operations, and left
BuELL and Thomas for a while to phiy a secondary part.
Tlie forces of Buell \vere soon welded into the Army of the
Cumberland, while those of Grant became the Army of the
Tennessee. These two mighty organizations were thence-
forth destined to co-operate closely with each other till the
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gloiy. Altliough often separated by long distances, they
supplemented and supported each other in all their great
campaigns. Each, also, upon more than one occasion, as-
sisted the other in battle, and each claims to have saved the
other from defeat or destruction. The Aiiiiy of the Cvrnbcr-
land points with pride and confidence to the surprise of
Shiloh and the siege of ('orinth; the Army of the Tennessee
to the siege of Chattanooga and the magnificent victory of
Missionary llidge as the sufficient vindication of its chiims.

It is not my i)urpose here to weigh the evidence and de-
cide upon the merits of these honorable contentions. AVluit
I wish to point out at this time is that those armies, not-
withstanding their common dangers, their common toils and
their common victories, were never altogether friendly with
each otlier. They diffei'cd essentially in the perfection of
their organization, of their discipline and of tlieir administra-
tion, and this difference had its origin primarily in the
difference of the character of their commanders.

It will not he forgotten that shortly after their junction
on the field of Shiloh, where Grant an(] Thomas met for the
first time during the war. Grant w^as [practically relieved of
actual command by IIalleck the generalissimo, and was nom-
inally announced as second in command of the combined ar-
mies, while his divisions were added to that of Thomas, thus
giving the latter actual authority over about half of the
mighty coluniu. Grant, who was really in disgrace, was
constantly ignored and snubbed, and of course felt deeply
wronged and humiliated. His only friend was Siikrman,
who discouraged him from resigning and assured him that
time would make all things right for him. Thomas was in
no way to blame, but having been singled out 1)}' IIalleck
as the recepient of marked favor and confidence l)ecame
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justice if not the object of jealousy and suspicion. There
was no rupture between liim and Grant then or afterward,
but equally there was no rapprochement. They treated each
other with dio^nified reserve throu^diout that cami)aif>:n and
never became intimate or confidential with each other. It is
but proper to say again, those two remarkable men differed
in person, in liabit, in idiosyncrasy, in ability, in professional
attainment, in moral wortli and in character, almost as much
as any two men on either side — and it is perhaps not too
much to add that Thomas did not regard himself as tlie in-
ferior of his more fortunate rival in respect to any of these
qualities. .

And who can blame him if, looking back over their past
lives, he should have said to himself then or afterwai'd, as
when actually superseded *in chief command by Grant at
Chattanooga: ''I graduated higher than this man, went
into a higher branch of the service, gained greater distinction,
won more brevets, led a more studious and creditable life,
am a better soldier, a more rigid disci[>linarian and a more
successful organizer, and I am at least his equal in desei'ts
and success as a general. If he captui-ed Fort Henry
and Fort Donelson, I won the battle of Mill Springs, and
helped to save his army afterwai'd at Shiloh. If he ca[ttured
A'^icksburg, I won the battle of Cliickamauga and saved
Chattanooga." Far be it from me to intimate that he ever
did say this to any human Ijeing. I only suggest that he
may have felt it, and if he did feel it, who can blame him for
it? Who can blame him if he went even further in his I'e-
fiections and said to himself: "I did not need this man's
supervision. I not only hehl Chattanooga foi- him, but, with
the Army of the Cu)/d)erla}id, I was mainly instrumental in
winning the battle of Missionary Ividge?" Wlio can blame
him if still later, witli heightening indio:nation, he said to

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himself: "For that matter, I did not need SiieRxMAn's super-
vision either. I held my own and did my part thronghout
the Atlanta campaign, and afterward I'urnislied forth tlie
holiday march to the sea, with tlie bulk of my seasoned
veterans, and the pick and choice of my transportation, while
I was sent back to Nashville to organize an army from the
scattered detachments of three dei)artments with wliich to
nnike head against the oncoming and valiant host that for
six months had withstood the onset of a hundred thousand
men?"

Who can blame liim if he finally grew impatient at the
repeated outcries which came from tlie hcadquai'ters of the
armies in tlie East, while, with watchful and incessant care,
^\'ith due delil)eration and im[»erturbable coolness, with tlie
consummate art of a master, he stayed the progress of the
invader, gathered in his detachments, and, while marching
and iigliting, welded them around the Fourth Corps, and
the handful of cavalry which hap[)ily they had left him,
into an invincible army? He knew tlie tierce, aggressive
temper of liis adversary, he knew the necessity of thorough
pre[)aration, and of a coherent force to resist him. lie
knew tliat Sherman had marched out of the real theater
of war, and that the Confederate leaders, availing themselves
of this great opportunity, Avere making their last des|)erate
adventure toward jSTashville; that the Army of the Potomac
) was lying supinely in its comfortable camps ; that the eyes
of the country were upon him, and above all he knew he
must make no mistake, must snfier no defeat, but when the
iinal conilict came, must win a decisive victory not only for
his own sake, and for the great interests with which he was
charged, but to save those who had left him Ijcliind from
■ everlasting disgrace.

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after be liad with consummate skill concentrated bis forces
at the great strates^ic center of bis tbeater of operations, or-
ganized bis army, remounted his cavalry, and completed bis
arrangements all within an incredibly short time, to strike
a fatal blow, and was delayed from striking it only by the
hand of Pi'ovidence — by the rains, the inclement blasts and
frosts, whicli covered the country witb a glare of ice over
wliicb it was im[)Ossible to move with safety, or to light
^vith success, be cried out after the meeting witb liis corps
commanders on the memorable lOtb of December, for the
first tin^e in all his honorable life, with indignation which
he would have been base to conceal : '' Wilson, they treat
me as though I were a boy ! They do not seem to think in
Washington that I know enough to phin a cam{)aign or to
light a battle. Xow, if they will let me alone, Fll show them
what we can do. You know that we sliall win this battle
and that we shall light as soon as it is possible I " J shall
never forget liis Hashing eye, tlie firm set of bis jaw, the
gi'im determination of bis countenance or tlie majestic atti-
tude of his person, when he uttered those impi-essive words.
Tbemistocles, the Athenian liero, could not have appeared
more Godlike when he decbired : '' I know not how to play
the lute, but I know how to make a small state great and
powerful." It was as though our beloved leader had said in
terms : " I know not how to dissemble or to olfer excuses, I
know not bow to com[)lain — l)ut I know how to weld recruits^
hospital men, quartermaster's em[)loyes, and scattered de-
tachments into an army, and to make that army invincible!"
[iVpplause.]

Time will not permit me to enlarge upon the incidents
of that extraordinary campaign, nor upon the battle and
pursuit wliicb followecL They have been fully set forth in
history; all the obscure points have been made clear, all the
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add, that Thomas stands before all the world to-day, not
only nntouched hy false claims and misrepresentations, by
calumny and detraction, but as tlie stainless g-entlenian, the
ideal soldier, the peerless general of the great civil war !

While he was habitually as calm, deliberate, and im-
passive as an Indian chieftain before others, he had his
feelings for all that, and was a proud, sensitive, honorable
man, who scorned to plead his own cause or to "crook the
pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift might follow fawn-
ing." iSTotliing better illustrates tlie depth or intensity of
his feelings than the sequel to the passionate outhurst I have
just related, which came on the night of the IGtli of Decem-
ber, after the victory was gained and the enemy was in full
retreat. It was dark as Erebus — so dark, indeed, that one
could scarcely see his horse's ears. The cavalry was thun-
dering upon the heels of the enemy; the clashing of sabers,
the rattle of musket and ])istol shot, "the noise of the
captains and the shouting," made that night hideous, and
in the midst of it all I heard the })onderous gallop of a
heavy horseman on the turnpike close behind, and then a
•great shape loon^ed up out of the daidv alongside of nie.
Instinctively I divined that it was Thomas, with whom I had
parted less than two hours before, ordering Schofield to ad-
vance. Instinctively I guessed who and what were coming,
and yet all doubt was instantly dispelled by the exultant
voice of the great leader shouting in my ear: "Is that you,
Wilson? Dang it to hell, didn't I tell you we could lick
'em? Didn't I tell you we should lick 'em?" And before I
could reply, "You are right. General, we 've done it," the
big horseman had turned about and was galloping back
througli the darkness toward Nashville!

Never was a great man more splendidly vindicated than
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pursuit which followed, and by the c^reat events for which
they prepared the way. Never was the use of cavahy better
ilhistrated. Never was tlie advantage of complete prepara-
tion more fully demonstrated. Never did the professional
soldier, who knew his business and would have all things
right, more signally triumph over impatient and unnecessary
supervision. And yet that splendid army wiis shortly after-
ward broken up, and its peerless organizer left almost with-
out a command. Withal, they could not belittle him nor
disturh the faith of his Comrades in him. His character
stood four-square and unshaken to all the visitations of fate.
Others received the great rewards of victor}' ; others received
tlie high commands; others received the new rank of lieu-
tenant-general, and of general; others received political
ofhce and presents of money; others received donations of
liouses and lots from their grateful countrymen. Qui* great
ca})tain was not without his ambition, and it is no dis[)arage-
ment of him to say, when he saw himself overslauglied by
his inferiors, his proud soul was wounded to the cpiick, and
yet he kept silent, except to those who were closest to him.
True it is, that the legislature of Tennessee gave him a gold
medal for his successful defense of theii" capital, but when
they hesitated later about hanging his portrait in their gal-
lery of worthies, he woukl have sent their medal indig-
nantly back to them, but for the reparation they made haste
to tender liim. Still later, his admiring friends offei'cd him
also a house completely furnished, and although he was a
poor man, and had surrendered his })atrimony to his
Southern relations, he gently l)ut tirmly declined. Again,
lie was like the Athenian hero, who, after destroying the
Persian fleet at Salamis, crossing the strand thickly strewn
with the gorgeous armor, trappings, and jewels of the Per-
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the rich spoils of victor}'. " ISTo !" loftily replied the con-
queror. "You may take these tliinfi;s, for you are not
TiiEMiSTOCLES !" [Applausc.]

This is not the time nor the occasion for further details,
nor may I longer delay you to compare and contrast our
hero with his contemporaries, and still less may I do so to
compare him with the great captains of history. Others
may do that. And yet I may sum it all \\\) hy saying that
he is worthy of all honor, worthy of yonr liighest admira-
tion, worthy of his counti*ymen's most grateful recollection.
He was a great artillerist, a great ca\'alryman, a great in-
fantryman, a great organizer, a great leader, and a great

general :

" Patient in toil, serene amidst alarms,

Tnliexihle in faith, invineibk' in arms!"

And to a meeting of his surviving Comrades what more
need to he said? We wiio knew him face to face, realize
how im[>ossihle it is to do him justice without making oth-
ers ap})ear small, and that we should not do. We who have
yet a little s])an of life left had hettcr hclittle ourselves than
• to hclittle those who liave gchic hcforc us. And so, my
Comrades, I know your liearts will go out with mine to
them one and all — to Grant and Siiekman, and Meadl: and
Sheridan and Thomas, in the pi'ofoundest admiration and
respect. They have fought the good fight, each according
to his liglit doing his -Vi^^vy best.

" >[o further seek their merits to disclose!" Tliey are
at peace with each other, with their great antagonists and
with God :

"The stars look down upon their calm repose
As once on tented field, on battle eve ;
No clash of arms, sad lieralder of woes,
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" Their silence speaks and tells of honor, truth ;
Of faithful service — generous victory —
A nation saved ! For them a people weep—
Clasp hands again, througli tears; our leaders sleep! "

Good night.

General Wilson's address was warmly applauded
tliroui^^hout. At its close the Cincinnati band rendered the
" Star Spangled Banner."

The selection by the Columbus Republican Glee Club
which followed was loudly encored, to which they made re-
sponse by singing " Tlie Soldier's Farewell," during the ren-
dition of which a large painting, representing a soldier
bidding farewell to his sweetheart, was brought to the front
of the platform and unveiled, amidst vocifer(jus applause of
the audience.

The evening exercises closed with music by the Seven-
teenth Ivegiment Band, and '' Ta[)S."

BURGOO AND CAMP FIRE

AT OLEXTANGY PAliK, COLUMBUS, OHIO.

TJiursclaij Afternoon, September ^3.

The outdoor camp fire at Olentangy Park was presided
over by Governoh Busiinell, who welcomed the large gath-
ering :

Mr. President, Members of the Army of the Cumberland and of the
Union Vetera)i Legion, Ladies and Gentlemen, and my Comrades all —
One of the pleasantest duties that come to me as the representative of
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the people of the state is that of welcoming the good people who come
to us, and especially those of my Comrades in the late war. I am
pleased to be at this magnificent gathering of the old soldiers, and of
tlie loyal people of this and other states who are visiting Columbus.
1 want first to make an apology for not being here to greet and wel-
come you last night. Another engagement prevented; and as I could
not be in two places at once, I was obliged to put it off and give my
greeting this afternoon. ]\Iy honor to-day is that of the "trumpeter"
of this meeting; to tell you simply wliat is to take j)lace, and to intro-
duce tlie distinguished gentlemen wiio will address you. But permit
nie to take time enougli to tell you of my regard for these grand old
soldiers, and to remind all of the obligation we are under for what
they did for the country thirty-three years ago. While we honor
these distinguished generals, we do not forget the })rivate soldiers.
Yet you could have done nothing without leaders; you could iiave
accomplished nothing in the field without these competent men to
direct you. We honor them and honor you, and bid you all welcome.
I know that you will agree that you have had a cordial welcouie, and
that a hospitality has been extended which hns not been exceeded at
any other ))lace where you have held your Reunion.

When a boy, I used to hear an old song, the close of which was,
as I remeniber it, " Uncle Sam is rich enough to give us all a farm."
I do not know whether he is rich enough to give us all farms, but I
do know and believe that he is rich enougii to give all ex-soldiers a
])ension. [Ap{)lause.] I should like to know why every man who
served in the army of the Union fi-om 'Gl to 'Go, and who has an
honorable discharge, should not receive as a recognition of his services
a pension from the Government. All the old soldiers of the war with
Mexico receive a pension — why not the members of this great army
of '61 to '05? And I believe the day is not far distant when each one
will receive a pension from this Government. W I thought such a
process would reduce the ])ension of any old veteran who is now
drawing one, I would not advocate it; but I know that each man who
was in the army could l)e paid a pension without taking one cent from
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is easy enough to arrange that without additional expense, and I trust
the matter will be arranged before — I was going to say many days — but
I will say many years. I would be glad to know that each of you can
draw a pension, the amount of which has been determined by your
service and by your disability. [Applause.]

Now, my good friends, we are to listen to some of the distin-
guished men who are our visitors, and others from our own state,
wliom I know you will be pleased to hear. The first will be the
Senior Vice-president of the Army of tlie Cumberland, General
Stanley. I now take great plesure in presenting hiuL [Applause.]

General Stanley : Members of the Army of the Cumberland,
Governor, Comrades — I did not come here to-day to make a speech.
To get down to the reason why I came here, it was primarily to eat
burgoo.

I merely wish to say that I know there are a number of speech-
makers here who are just anxious to get up here and address you. I.
will simply say that I have met dozens and dozens of old soldiers here
whom I had not seen before since 'G5. It gives me great pleasure to
meet these men and see evidence of their still having years of life to
come, and moreover to know and feel the extraordinary patriotism of
these men, which will surely be transmitted to their children, to their
neighbors and to the whole neighborhood, and thus to the nation.
This is a thing which every body knows we w^ant a revival in, love of
country. We have a very mixed peo{)le, men coming from foreign
countries, and these lessons have got to be brought up to theuL
Things of this sort go to promote patriotism, whicii ought to be dear
to every man who fought in the war, and to every man who has respect
for the cause and the men who fought in that cause.

Governor Bushnell: If General John P. Donahoe, Com-
mander of the Union Veteran Legion, is in the audience, I would like
to have him step to the platform. General Donahoe, are you
here? [Laughter.] General Stanley spoke about coming here to
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that pleasure myself for the first time in my life to-day, and while it
was very good, I thought I had better observe what the doctor told his
})atient iu the hospital at Beverley when I was there. The patient had
been sick of a fever for some time and was convalescent. When tlie
doctor came along, the patient said to him, " Doctor, will it hurt me
to eat mince pie?" " Well," he replied, "it won't hurt you if you
don't eat it." But I can say for the gentleman who prepared the
burgoo that it is as fine an article of the kind as I ever tasted, and if
there are any of you boys who have not had your cupful, I would
advise you to go over after the meeting adjourns and try it. As
General Donaiioe is not here, w^e will pass to the other gentlemen
who are to speak, with the hope that that gentleman will make his ap-
pearance after he gets through his feast in the ball park. I have the
Jionor of introducing to you the Secretary of the Society of tlie Army of
the Cumberland, and Chairman of the Chickamauga Commission,
General H. V. Boynton, of Washington City. [Applause.]

General Boynton : Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of
Columbus — Ordinarily it is a matter of great embarrassment to me
to have placed upon me the duty of speaking to a company ; but I
have been deputed, as an oflicer of the Society of the Army of the Cum-
berland, to thank those who have prepared this ovation for us, and for the
Union Veteran Legion and for the other military societies gathered here,
and come with immense satisfaction to the discharge of that duty.
We accept our modicum of this attention, and I desire to say, as one of
the Secretaries of our Society, that, in all my experience, I never have
known of such early action iu preparing for a Society Beunion — begin-
ning as this did last winter — such constant effort, and vigorous attention,
as has been given to this matter by the Chairman of the Local Commit-
tee, Major Goodspeed, and by the Chairman of the Finance Commit-
tee, Hon. R. i\I. RowND, and by Captain Cook, its Secretary. From
the first, all the numerous and influential sub-comniittees have been at
work. In my recollection, we have never been received in any city or
state with more cordiality, with a greater exhibition of welcome on the
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and recej)tion than we have received in this good State of Ohio, and in
its capital city of Columbus.

We of the Army of the Cumberland — and if you heard those strik-
ing remarks of General Wilson's last night, you will know what in
our egotism we think of that honored Army of the Cumberland, while
we pay all deference and all honor to the other great armies that with
us accomplished the salvation and freedom of this country. We of the
Army of the Cumberland love the flags of Ohio. They floated on the
iVont of every battle, and they remained on the front of every battle
line from JMiU Springs to Appomattox, from Atlanta to Bentonville,
from Atlanta to Nashville. Tliey streamed successfidly along the
front of tliat magnificent cavalry invasion of the South under Gen-
eral James H. Wilson — one of the most striking and effective cavalry
movements of all history — directed, as you know, against permanent
fortifications. Think of that success — directed against permanent
i(jrtifications of city after city — down to the capture of the President
of the Confederacy! I^ut we do not forget the citizens who fly these
Hags today. We think with satisfaction of those who carried them
in war for you, and thinking l)ackward, if I may be allowed such ex-
pression, we understand aftei' our paraile to-day, when thousands upon
thousands — school children from the infant class, gray-haired men and
women, those whose sons went forth to battle — too many of them not
to return — the children and grandchildren of those who bore those
flags, turne<l out to greet this Union Veteran Leyion and Army of the
CumberhDul — and thinking backward, we understand why the fhigs of
Ohio stood firm in action. You can safely reason backward from such en-
thusiastic patriotism as you have been kind enough to show us to-day.
It is due to the ancestors (jf many of you who boi'e those flags in battle.
Your jjatriotism has come down from them, and theirs was sufficient
to carry them always to victory or death. We of the Army of the
Cumberland do not forget that this is the state of Grant and SiiEti-
MAN and ]\rcPiiERSON, and many others of that splendid Army of the
Mis^i.^^ippi and of the Tennessee. We do not forget their magnificent
deeds on the field of battle. It would require more time than all the
orators could take if they had days, to set forth the valor, the success,

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the honor that belongs to those names. And so we of tlie Army of the
Cumherland stand here to-day with you to honor the army of Grant
and the array of Sherman and the army of McPherson, and we
feel great satisf\\ction, my friends, that we have with us here the
Corresponding Secretary of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee.
He is present as our guest. He represents that army in his official
capacity, and it is pleasant to have him here, and to find him sitting
by the side of a classmate of mine at college, who was one of General
Siip:rman's best loved, best trusted, and most brilliant officers,
your own fellow citizen. General Charles C. Walcutt. [Ap-
plause.] If I had time I could tell much of him and his deeds, but I
will not detain you for such a purpose, greatly as it would gratify tiie
to repeat to his fellow citizens what I know of his achievements on the
field of battle; but there is a gentlenian herefrom General Wal-
cutt's Army of the Tennes^^ee who I ho[)e will say a few words to you,
and I am glad to greet him, as I have no doubt you will be. [Ap-
plause.]

Governor Bushnell: We have been greatly favored by hear-
ing from two generals who have spoken to you, and it is but fair to
hear frotn a colonel or two.

We will now have the opportunity to listen to one of the offi-
cers of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, Colonel Cadle, of
■ Cincinnati.

Colonel Cable : Governor lUisJineU, Ladies and Gentlemen —
The Army of the Tennessee was always ready to help the Army of the
Cumherland, and the Army of the Cumberland was always prompt in
coming to the aid of the Army of the Tennessee.

There was but one army — the "Army of the Union."

The Cumherland, the Potomac, the Tennessee and the others,
moved together in one line under our hero, Grant, and to-day a
united country is the result.

The Army of the Tennessee, when needed to extend the line of
the Army of the Cumherland, had always a few hours' notice, but my
first notice, as one of the Army of the Ten)iessee, a guest to-day of the

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Army of the Cumberland, is Governor Bushnell's very compliment-
ary call upon me.

I had supposed until this moment that I alone had the great
honor of representing the Army of the Tennessee, but upon the plat-
form, near me and supporting me, are those gallant soldiers. General
James H. Wilson, General C. C. Walcutt, who served in the
Army of the Tennessee, and in the other armies too. To be here with
these two gentlemen, with whom I had the honor of being often in
line of battle as a subordinate officer — only an adjutant-general — is a
great pleasure ; but it is a greater pleasure to have had my friend.
General Boynton, invite, and order me to-day, to the front of the
line of the Army of the Cumberland.

It is now a line of peace, a line witliout the shot and shell that
we all remember in the years long ago.

There will be for us no more shot nor shell, but may there be
many such pleasant occasions as this, before we are " mustered out."

Governor Busiinell: Colonel Cadle has told you that the
Aiiny of the Tennessee was always ready to help the Army of the Cum-
berland, and that the Army of the Cumberland always came to the as-
sistance of the Army of tlie Tennessee. That is as much as brothers
could do, Tiie two armies accomplished great things. But they did
not give to the Union a state, as the Army of West Virginia did.
[Applause.] For West Virginia was the gift of Ohio to the Union.
Generals Rosecrans and IMcClellan, and all these men who went
into West Virginia, forced the Confederates back out of the territory
and held it ; and two years before the close of the war West Virginia
was admitted as a state to the Union. We admire the Army of the
Cumberland and the Army of the Tennessee, but we also admire the
Army of West Virginia. Now, as I promised you should hear from a
couple of colonels, I am going to introduce another who comes from
the magnificent state of Pennsylvania. She helped to hold these
states in the Union and slie has helped in a great many ways since. I
have the honor and pleasure now of introducing Colonel Archibald
Biakeley, of Pittsburg, Pa.

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Colonel Blakeley was not present, and some one re-
marked tliat it was the first time lie was ever known to run
aA\'ay from duty.

Governor Bushnell: They say that this is the first time
Colonel Blakeley ever ran away from any responsibility, and I ven-
ture to say that before this meeting is closed Colonel Bj.akeley will
turn up and be ready to talk to you. In his absence, I will present
to you that famous Tennesseean, who was once elected governor but
never served, but who is now serving as United States Commissioner
of Pensions — H. Clay Evans, of Tennessee. [Applause.]

Upon his appearance, Hon. 11. Clay Evans was greeted
with enthusiastic api>lause, and addressed the audience as
follows:

Hon. H. Clay Evans: Comrades and FeUow-citizens — I will
have to ask you to excuse me from making any extended remarks to-
day. I have been confined to my bed since arriving in your city, and
while I am not wholly unaccustomed to ])ublic speaking, I must con-
fess to no little embarrassment in this presence, witli a military history
so incons{)icuous as ndne, surrounded as I am by nien whose military
service to this nation has been such as to make it the ])roudest boast
of tliis grateful Ke}>ublic. At the beginning of the war, the late civil
war, there were two necessities, men and money. AVith an empty
treasury, a war demanding thousands of millions, there were men
found and under the prondses that were ofi'ered by that great President
of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, su})plemented by that great
statesman from this state, the then Secretary of the Treasury, jNIr.
Cil\se, thousands of millions were secured to carry on this great war.
It was necessary to buy quartermaster stores, ordnance stores, and all
the paraphernalia of war. There were j)ati'iotic men in tliis nation
who accepted the promises then made and furnished the necessary
money. I am not here to belittle the patriotism of the men who came
forward then and furnished that money. They were patriots, and

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they were promised then by these men at the liead of tlie nation that
upon the dawning of peace, and the return of prosperity, which was
sure to follow, that it sliouhi be paid back in good, hard gold of the
country. That promise was carried out, and I say to you, my fellow-
citizens, to-day, that this is one of the proudest {)ages in the history of
our country, that the promises of those great men were kept.

Another promise went out. It was necessary to get men.
The promise went out every-wdiere from the firing on Fort Su!nter
until the surrender at Appomattox, in an appeal to you young
men to come forward and save the nation — it went out from the press,
from the pulpit, from speakers every-where. They promised these
men of the nation who would go forward in battle, that they would
take care of yovu widows if you fell in battle; that they would take
care of your orphans ; that they should be provided for if maimed, and
should have the best the country affords. That first contract I referred
to, by which it was necessary to get the money, was made in the usual
form and signed in the usual manner, with pen and ink. That second
contract, my friends, was made on the field of battle, 'mid,>t the roar
of cannon and the clash of musketry, and was signed l)y bayonets
dipped in blood. [Applause.]

I happen to occupy a position to-day, by the gift of this govern-
ment, where I stand in a position to see that that contract is carried
out by the defenders of this country. [A voice: We believe you
will do it!] I shall endeavor to do my duty toward the soldiers of the
Union who saved the nation. I shall do it within the limits of the
law, but from a liberal standpoint!

[A voice: How about the cheap money the soldiers were paid
W'ith?]

There is no difference made with the money of this country,
whether greenback, a silver dollar, or a gold dollar. [Applause.]
The creditors of the nation were then promised that every dollar of
this money should be redeemed in gold, and that promise has been
carried out.

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But, my friends, it has been said by partisans and by a great
raany people who are opposed to pensions, that our government has
been the most liberal toward its defenders of any government in the
world ; the laws have been liberal, all the soldier asks and all he can
ask. It is for me, as agent of the government, to carry out and ad-
minister the laws as I find them. It has been said that spies have
been sent out over the country to work against the interests of the
soldiers. I say to you here and now, that under my administration I
have no such things as spies !

It has been said that I have lately issued an order which delays
the admitting of pensions from three months to three years. I say to
you, fellow-citizens and Comrades, this is absolutely false from every
standpoint. The order which I issued was one putting my office force
four days in the week each week — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday — on original claims, Avhile Fridays and Saturdays are de-
voted to claims for increase. Many of the soldiers never have had
any consideration. Many of the soldiers live in remote districts and
have pension attorneys who have never become experts, and their
claims have been neglected. I have been endeavoring to give these
men some attention. The first of this month there were 283,000 of
such claims pending under the old law. iNIany of these are drawing
pensions under the new law of '90, but the old law claim is pending.
I have been endeavoring to work these up. Talk about delays — dur-
ing May, June, July and August, since the reorganization of the force
in that bureau, we have issued on an average of 5,460 claims each
montii, as against an average of 3,400 per month for the preceding
three years, under the same law and with the same force. I organized
by putting a soldier at the head of each one of my divisions [Ap-
plause], so I want you gentlemen to feel that you have friends at
court. I have been endeavoring to organize my force to do business
and carry out the law, and I have issued such orders as any gentleman
would issue from tlie standpoint of business.

I came here to meet you, gentlemen, to meet old acquaintances
and to make new ones. I regret very much my indisposition, for I
would like to talk to you longer. I feel to-day that I am in my official

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capacity occupying one of the most difficult and most dangerous posi-
tions in the gift of the government [cries of "You're all right!"] —
but I am going to do just what I think is right, within the limits of
the law.

I thank you very much for your kind attention. [Applause.]

Governor Busiinell: I congratulate you that we have so good
a Commissioner to look after your interests in Washington. But I
beg you, Mr. Commisssoner, to hurry up with these claims as fast as
you can. If you have not clerks enough in the office to do it, there
are a lot of old veterans out here who would like to help you. We
know there is a little civil service in the way. [Cries of "Do away
with it!"] Oh no, we must not do away with it, for we are all in
favor of it, as we understand it. I have had old veterans come to me
witliin tlie last year, believing that I. could get some attention from
the Commissioner of Pensions, and ask me to write to the Hon-
orable Commissioner, saying tlieir claims had been in the office for five
years and no report had been made. Therefore, Mr. Commissioner, I
ask you to hurry them up as fast as you can. If you don't, some of
these boys will not be able to receive any relief in this life. So,
hurry it up. We are going to have money enough now to pay all the
pensions and all the other expenses of the government.

I can remember, a few years ago, when the people were anxious
to know where General Wilson's force was. They knew his face
was to the foe, and that he was just as near as they would allow him
to get, and in the last campaign he captured 59,000 of those who were
fighting against the government and the stars and stripes — that grand
old fhig. Now, General Wilson is here, and I know you want to
hear him, as you wanted to hear from him in '64 and '65. Sometimes,
then, you could not hear any thing from him, for he was gone even
beyond the newspaper reporter. I am gi-eatly pleased to introduce to
you the brave and dashing cavalry general, James H. Wilson. [Ap-
plause.]

General Wilson: il/r. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Com-
rades of the Army of the Cumberland, Comrades of tJie Union Veteran

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Jjegiou — lu speaking again before so large a crowd as this, I feel great
difKdence, especially as 1 was but a sucking babe in the cavalry busi-
ness when men who sit upon this platform had reached the full stand-
ard of mature manhood and of professional excellency. It may not
be knowu to you that the pi-esident of the day, General David
Stanley, was a cavalryman almost before I was born, and a better
cavalryman never drew saber or mounted a hoise. I remember when
first I entered the Army of the United States, in the year 18()0, fresh
from West Point, the wonder then of the service was that a man of
the youthful vigor, the mere boyishness of General Thomas John
Wood, should have reached the rank of colonel of regular cavalry at
the age of forty-five. General Wood stands on this platform to-day,
and is known to you, my Comrades, as an infantryman ; but he was
a veteran cavalryman before he dreamed of the infantry. Why,
Tiio^LAs John Wood was one of the few men who, at the outbi-eak
of the rebellion, knew how to write an order and send a courier to
caiTy it. I remember an instance of his careful attention to details.
Wlien Buell's army reached Nashville, and the l)oys, fresh from
home, had scarcely been organized a week, and hardly knew how " to
form a straight line," the Fifty-eighth Indiana Infantiy was encamped
at Edgefield JunctioiL General Wood, who commanded tlie di-
vision, sent a courier to the colouel, directing him to march rapidly
to Kdgefield, nine miles away. Now, he exercised one of the simplest
little functions of a careful officer: on the back of the envelope, to the
courier, a mounted man, as instructions to him, he said, " make five
miles an hour." Well, but my story is not quite finished yet. The colonel
to whom the order was delivered was so utterly green that he mistook
the instructions to " nuike five miles an hour" to mean that he should
march his men through to destination at the rate of five miles an hour.
He did n't see how he couhi do it, but, like a true soldier, he " made
a try for it." So he started, at double quick, well closed up, l)ut, by
the time he got half way, his regiment was scattered along the turn-
pike for five or six miles. The colonel said: "Boys, 1 know that the
first })rinciple of military disci})line is to obey orders. I have ilone my
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Wood taught a little lesson then, and he will no doubt give you some
reniiniscenecs hotore we get through.

I ean not make myself heard over so vast an assembly — I spoke
last night, and crave your indulgence. There were a great many in-
teresting things occurred during the days wiiile we were trying to
break the backbone of the wicked and unholy rebellion against the
mildest and best form of government the world has ever seen. We
had a great deal of trouble in breaking that backbone; it was stiff in
})laces and pretty elastic in others. The boys in the ranks helped us
do it, and it is to these men to whom my heart goes out. I know men
who entered the service of the United States before they were old
enough to be conscripted. Thiidv of such soldiers! The memoi'ies of
their deeds teach our sons what patriotism means.

" What of the men ?—

The men were born in Northland,

The yeomen, tlie bowmen, tlie lads from dale and fell ;
Here's to you, and to you — to the hearts that are true,
And to the land where the true hearts dwell ! "

There were many funny and pleasant incidents in the held. I re-
member one I told last night as a joke on Colonel Foksytiie. As
he was going into the battle of Winchester, he met some infantrymen
wiio did not have the same kind of an appetite for battle as the cav-
alry, going to the rear at a very lively gait. Genep.al Foksytiie
said to one, "Where are you going? Why don't you go to the
front?"

"Now, Colonel, it is very j)lain to see that you have not been
out there; if you had, you would know wdiy we are going to the rear.
1 tell you what it is, Colonel, we are not scared, we are not cut up,
we are not demoralized, but we h'aint got a confounded bit of confi-
dence in our colonel."

I deei)ly sympathize with that boy; I deeply sympathize with the
boy who has no confidence in his colonel. He is in a pitiable condi-
tion and no mistake. That is why I say that in a nation which means
to be leady for war, there should be a class of men, as Lord Bacon
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their chief honor and occupation. So, my friends, whenever it comes
to you to clioose a coh^nel, be sure you get one who knows something
about "the military business" — has sand, and carries it with him
wherever he goes.

Ladies. and gentlemen, I know you will excuse me; we want to
hear from AVood, that fellow who gave the order to make five miles
an hour, and the boys did their level best to do it. [Applause.]

Governor Bushnkll: I am going to introduce to you a gen-
tleman who is not a stranger to any of the Armij of the Cumberland,
and who from the account just given you was one of the fastest gen-
erals on record,

1 have the pleasure of introducing to you General Thomas
JoijN Wood. [Great applause.]

General Wilson : Speaking of historical incidents. Fighting
Joe Hooker, as he was called, was wounded between the hollow of
his foot and the sole of his shoe, in 18G2, at the battle of Autietam,
and was asked to get on the stretcher and go to the battle field, but
his foot hurt him so much that he declined. Thomas John Wood
had his heel knocked off at Jonesboro, and stayed every day with his
comtuand during a six-months march and never went to the rear for
an iiour! [Applause.]

General Wood — Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, and
Comrades: — I thank you all for this cordial greeting. It quickens the
pulsations of the heart of an old soldier to be received by his Comrades
with appreciative cheers, and I thank you for it. I thank my Comrade,
General Wilson, for his pretty notice, and will correct his first story
a little bit. He did not get it exactly right, near enough for a cavalry-
man, though. T did not say on the back of the cnvelo})e " make five
miles an hour," but the usual phrase " trot," which was the order to
the courier carrying it; but this raw colonel, as General Wilson
told you, understood it to be an order to him. 80 when he started off
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SON said, ran tliein down before he got to his destination, and he was
called ever afterward in the army " Trot."

[A voice: I have seen him going faster than that.]
Now, Comrades, these meetings are sometimes held for the pur-
pose of gaining knowledge, but that is not the strongest motive. Those
who were in the forefront of battle togetiier like to meet together now
and tlien " to spin long yarns of the deeds they have done." We some-
times get a little " gassy," but that is pardonable, for we saved the na-
tion from the greatest peril, and that is the proudest reflection that the
human heart can pulsate to. It is no wonder we want to come to-
gether to fight our battles over, and it is my wish that your days may
be long on the earth, and that you be permitted to meet together again
to interchange the greetings of old Comrades in arms. IMay you be
spared long to do it.

Now, you have been standing on your feet until I know you are
tired— I even get tired in a chair. I am going to join my thanks to
the one who })receded me — to my fellow-citizens of Columbus, for the
cordial greeting given us. I thank you, members of the Union Vet-
eran Legion, under whose auspices this meeting is held, and by whom
we were kindly invited to come, with the assurance that I will be
ready to greet you wherever I meet you. [Applause.]

Govi:uNOR BusnNi:LL: We were told a while ago by some of
his old Comrades, that this was the first time they ever knew Colonel
Blakeley to run away, and I told you he would be here ready to re-
si)ond before the meeting would be over. He explains now that he
did not run away, but that some of these kind fellows ran away with
liim. I am glad now to introduce him to you.

Colonel Arciiii^ald Blakeley : Governor JiusJineU, Comrades,
Ladies and Gentlemen — I did not know that I was expected to speak
here to-day, and certainly had not intended to do so, and am, there-
fore, unj)repared. Great governors, great senators, great generals,
and great soldiers have preceded me in addressing you. 'I'hcn why
should an orphan like my^^elf, away from my home in gi)od old ]*enn-
sylvania, wliere modesty is tlie rule, undertake to speak to the acres

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of people uow before me. The truth is, Governor Bushnell, hav-
iug a geographical bent in my make-up, I came out to the park more
to get its exact name than for any other purpose — Olen-ta-gy, Olen-
tu-gy, or Avhatever you call it. By your uproarious laughter, I Hnd I
have not got it right yet.

It is an odd name, but I think we have odder ones in Pennsyl-
vania. Let me see: we have Alleghany, INIonongahela, Youghio-
gheny, Connoquenessing, Neshannock, Cowanshannock, Tionesta,
Tidioute, Kittanning, Wopsononock, Sheshequin, Wapasening, Wya-
lusing, Conemaugh, Loyal Hanna, Kiskiminilas, Sinnemahoning,
Nesquelioning, Toughkenamen, Daquskahonda, Elulalin, Catasaucjua,
Hokendauqu, Nescopeck, Shickshinny, WapwaHopen, Kishacoquilhis,
Naomikines, Conshoshoken, Ogoniz, Chillisquaque, Quakake, PL)11-
sopple, (^uemal)oning, Cowanesque, Punxsntawiiey — well, we will stop
at Punxsutawney, and I will tell you a story al)out it, and that may
start us on a speech.

In the early days of the settlement of Western IVnnsylvania,
Punxsutawney was a struggling lumber town on a small river of cool,
clear water, abounding in fish, while the surrounding forests were
crowded with game. One of the old-fashioned Methodist preachers
of th.at day forced his way over mountains and rivers to the little
town, to carry to them the Gospel of the Nazarene. He held re-
ligious services fjr a time; his eloquence and power as a preacher and
exhorter captured the town. On one occasion, when he had his au-
dience worked up to a high pitch of excitement, he concluded to take
a vote, and called for all who wanted to go to heaven, to stand up.
All arose but a little bare-footed boy, who sat on a front bench chew-
ing birch bark and swinging his bare feet and legs under the seat.
The preacher then thought he would capture the urchin, and called
for all who wanted to go to hell, to stand up. No one arose, and the
boy kept on chewing, swinging, etc. When the good preacher, lean-
ing forward and pointing his finger at liim, earnestly and impressively
said to him, "My boy, don't you want to go either to heaven or
hell?" The boy looked up at him and answered, " Naw." "Why
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for dear life, looked up at him aud said, " Why, Punxsutawney is
good euougli for me."

In addition to whatever amusement there may be in the story, it
gives me the opportunity to say, that in the McKinley presidential
campaign, an Oliio man stole that story and applied it to nearly
every town in which he spoke ; which was the more remarkable,
as it was the first time an Ohio man was ever known to steal any
thing.

However, there was an amusing sequel to the establisliment of
the Methodist mission, which I must also tell you.

Punxsutawney kept on growing, but mostly up and down the
river bank. It was then that our staid and cautious old Presbyterian
friends sent a missionary to the town, who, with commendable and
true Christian delicacy, refused to establish a mission near the Metho-
dist mission, but started one at the lower end of the town and one at
the upper end of the town, aud served them alternately, evening and
morning. So matters went on for some time, when he concluded to
hold a service for the baptism of children, and made the announce-
ment that on the following Sunday services would be held in the
morning at the lower end of the town, and in the evening at the upper
end, and that at these services children would be baptized at both
ends ! The result was the indefinite suspension of infant baptism at
Punxsutawney.

And now I will come back to the thread of my discourse, if it
has a thread, and I can find it. Yes, I have it.

This is old soldiers' day, and we have several of them all bunched
together here in this great city of Columbus, with its magnificent
streets, its glorious history, its queenly women and kingly men, with
open doors and every heart-throb beating a soldier's welcome. We
are proud of you and will never forget your welcome.

But what of this wonderful State of Ohio? Orator, poet, painter,

and singer are alike unable to describe her wealth, her minerals, her

forests, her rivers, her lakes, her farms, or her cities; aud when we

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their transcendent achievements in peace and in war, in literature, art,
science, and song.

I well recollect the fall of 1863. The Army of the Ciunherlandy
with which I served, was besieged on short rations, and some time on
no rations, in Chattanooga. When your October election came off, it
was telegraphed to us that the loyal, honest John Brough was
elected governor of Ohio, over the copperhead Vallandigham,
by a majority of one hundred thousand. [Applause.] You think
you can yell; but as compared with the yell of the Ohio boys that
night in Chattanooga, your yell is an indescribable and iniinitessiraal
squeak.

Soon afterward, the news was flashed down from Pennsylvania
that Andrew G. Curtin for governor and Daniel Agnew for su-
preme judge had carried the Stars and Stripes in a glorious victory
from the Delaware to the Ohio. We had helped the Ohio boys yell,
and then they turned in and helped us yell, and the whole besieged
forces yelled together. Things had looked blue for us down there and
dark clouds were over us, but these elections gave all new life and a
belief in ultimate victory.

Indeed, my friends, I saw men that night, strong men and good
soldiers, laugh and cry by turns, and before I knew it, "I found I
was doing the same thing myself.

But I must come back to the thread of my discourse!

]\Iy dear old Comrades, I am told that nearly all of us old soldiers
are poor. I don't know how it is with you, but as to myself, I can
give a certificate to the fact on the spot.

Assume that we are poor in lands and tenements, goods and
chattels, which count for worldly wealth, you and I have something
of greater value than all these, something that the gold and the silver
of the world can not buy, something that fire can not burn, frost can
not freeze, thieves can not steal ; the constable can not levy on it and
the sheriff can not sell it: it is the picture of our military life from
muster-in to muster-out, and what we saw of the great war in which
we participated.

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of the poor, in the humble home of the laborer, in the farm-house of
the farmer, in the cabins of the Western pioneers, in the mansions of
the rich, and in the palaces of kings and queens.

Indeed, vast fortunes are sometimes spent for pictures, and the
ignorant rich man or rich woman has oftentimes received mere daubs
for an immense outlay.

In Pennsylvania, where I live, many illiterate j)eople have been
made suddenly rich by the discovery of oil or coal on their lands.
One lady, whose husband had become suddenly wealthy, insisted on a
trip to Europe, and her husband remonstrated. Having friends at
dinner, she brought up the subject of the trip, "over the sea," as she
called it, when one of the ladies asked her what in the world she
wanted to go "over the sea" for^ anyhow; to which she answered,
that slie wanted to have her picture painted by one of the "old
masters."

That reminds me that an old friend of mine on Oil creek became
a millionaire in a few months' time, and he concluded to send his
daughter, Sally, sixteen years old, to a boarding-school. You know
Ohio had been for a long time ahead of us in schools of that kind.
So he had Sally iixed uj) for school, and brought her out here to a
boarding-school up in a town on the lake shore, but for the life of me
I can not now recall the name of it — strange I can't think of it.
Governor, yon know the name of that little town up there where
Mark Hanna lives?

Governor Busiinell: Cleveland.

Colonel Blakeley : Oh, yes, I know now; but I had foigot-
ten it.

Well, at the end of the first term, my old friend went out to
bring Sally home, and, before calling at the school, imbibed freely of
Western Reserve Apollonaris Water. The lady principal of the school
met him in the reception room, when he asked how Sally was getting
along, to which the principal replied: "Oh, well, Sally has done as
well as could be expected, but the trouble is that Sally has no ca-
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" Capacity h 1," exclairaed the father, and, throwing the prin-
cipal a roll of money, ordered her to buy a capacity for Sally, " no

matter what the d d thing costs."

My Oil Creek friend afterward removed to a fashionable town in
a neighboring county, and became interested in some land occupied
mostly by Irish tenants, who concluded to organize a borough.

At a town meeting to prepare for a procession and celebration of
tiie beginning of borough life, one of the Irish citizens moved to ap-
propriate twenty-five dollars for a band of music, and another Irish
neighbor proposed to spend the twenty-five dollars for a chandelier for
the new school-house, when my quondam Oil Creek friend sprang to
his feet and exclaimed that he was for the band, adding, " If you do
spend twenty-five dollars for a chandilly, and put it in the school-
house, or anywhere else, there's not a d d Irishman in the town

can play it! "

His wife used to say of him, "Well, he's the best man in our
church, even if he does smoke and drink and cuss and swear and fight
sometimes."

I am ofi* the thread of my discourse again.

I commenced to talk about pictures, and your picture, my Com-
rades, which is with you by day and in your dreams at night, a picture
you would not exchange for the best farm in the State of Ohio. Yes,
your picture is more than a painting; it is the vivid recollection of a
wonderful reality.

You kissed wife and children good-bye, you turned your back upon
them and started down the well-known and well-beaten lane, but you
scarcely noticed the familiar scenes through which you passed; you
stopped and looked back, some were on the fences and some on the
wood pile, with hot tears and throbbing hearts, eager for a last look ;
you staggered, you reeled like a drunken man, until, in desperation,
you summoned all your powers, wheeled, and on and on, with an
energy whicli desperation alone imparts, to camp, the drill, the maneu-
vers, the march, the bivouac, the picket line, the skirmish, the shock
of battle, the rattle of musketry, the roar of cannon, the cries of de-
feat and the shouts of victory — night comes, the battle undecided, you

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lie dowu with the dead, tlie wounded, the dying, to sleep in the blood
of your Comrades, perhaps with your head on a fiilleu Comrade lor a
pillow, and read) for the friendly hand of a living Comrade for com-
fort and companionship; you look up into the blue, clear sky, all
brilliant with stars, and anon the moon coursing its way among them
in a i)athway of golden glory, but your mind, dreaming or waking,
leaves all these and is in the humble home of the Northland, where
you see wife and children in the fiimiliar room, the familiar bed, the
children asleep, wife dreaming and waking by turns, but always pray-
ing for you ; daylight breaks, tlie bugle sounds, up again for another
day's battle, and thus you went from Bull Run to Appomattox, to
Washington, home again, a country saved, slavery abolished, treason
crushed, and a government for the people, by the people, and of the
people firmly established on the North American Continent.

Who of you would sell that picture, who of you would blot from
recollection the wonderful scenes through which you passed, from the
day you left home and loved ones in tears and sorrow to the day you
returned home with such joy and rejoicings as you will know but once
in a lifetime.

Governor Busiinell : Comrades and Gentlemen — I have the
pleasure of introducing to you General Hamilton, of Zanesville,
whom I know you will be glad to hear.

General W. D. Hamilton: You may say so now, but in a
few minutes you will be glad when I stop. My Comrades, I was noti-
fied a short time ago, several days ago, that I was expected to deliver
an address on the occasion of the Burgoo to take place out here, and
I didn't know what a "Burgoo" was — I thought it was sometliing
serious — so I wrote out a serious speech and a good one, about twenty
minutes long. But I was told that it should be but ten minutes long,
and I did n't know how to cut it up, so I threw it in the waste basket,
and now I haven't any. When I came up, I heard one person remark
that he was going to go out to get some " burgin." Then as I came
along here, I heard a negro say, "I believe it is a ' Burboo.'" The

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fact is' I was so worried about the Dame that I looked it up in Web-
ster's Unabridged, but it was n't in it. Then I got one of these great
big volumes they have now and there I found it. It said, ** a savory
food made out of beef and mutton and garlic and onions and — and
dog — "and I came to the conclusion that it must be something like
that sheet let down from Heaven that Peter saw, " filled with all
manner of unclean things," and God told Peter he must not call any
thing unclean which God had prepared. So I came to the conclusion
that any thing which the Columbus people had prepared for the old
soldier must not be called unclean.

There is only one good point in a speech of this kind, and that
is where it quits. I have received order to break ranks, so I will say
good-bye ! [Applause.]

Governor BusHNELL : We now have the pleasure of hearing
from General Henry Mizner, of Detroit, Michigan. I am glad he
is here to talk to you. [Applause.]

General Henry R. Mizner : Governor Bushnell, Ladies and
Gentlemen — It affords me great pleasure to witness this grand out-
pouring of the patriotic people of the great State of Ohio, which I
interpret as a sentiment of cordial greeting and welcome to the grand
old Army of the Cumberland, the army of ooe of the grandest soldiers
of the age, who, through endless time, will be recognized as the
"Rock of Chickamauga" — Major-General George H. Thomas.
With what a thrill of joy did I drink in every word of that grand
peroration of our distinguished cavalry leader. General James H.
Wilson, last evening in his graceful tribute to that peerless soldier!
Dastard be he who would dare attempt to sully the fair fame of that
beloved soldier. If attempted in our midst or within our hearing,
it would be as well for that man as to drop a lighted match in a powder
magazine. It is my desire first to place on record my acknowledg-
ment of the graceful salutation of his excellency, the governor, and
the graceful courtesy and princely hospitality of the good people of the
grand old City of Columbus.

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It is a pleasure to be again with my dear old regiment, the
Seventeenth U. S. Infantry, from which I was retired by operation of
law, having reached the age of sixty-four, six years ago, the first day
of August last, to be succeeded by tliat accomplished soldier, Colonel
John S. Poland. This regiment is wisely placed in your midst as
security for your persons and property in case of riot and disorder.

In this grand concourse of people there is a feature which is to
me peculiarly beautiful, and that is the presence of tiie fair women of
the land. Remember the noble women of the Revolution, the noble
women of the Rebellion and their ministrations in the Sanitary Com-
mission, at the bedside of the sick, the wounded and the dying. I
have no power of language to describe to you the devotion of the noble
patriot mother. For such a mother I have a feeling akin to my devo-
tion to tiie flag, and the son who would be disloyal to such a mother
would fire me with a spirit of indignation similar to that which prob-
ably prompted General John A. Dix to order at New Orleans,
during the Rebellion, "Any man who attempts to haul down the
American flag, shoot him on the spot."

Never forget the devoted mother, the fond sister, the sweet sweet-
heart, nor your best girl. As one having passed the scriptural limit
of three score years and ten, I would advise every young man now
before me, if he would escape the vices of this wicked world and se-
cure happiness beyond the dark river, from whose country no traveler
returns, link your fortunes with your best girl.

Ohio was peculiarly fortunate in the production of distinguished
heroes whose names adorn the scroll of fame — Grant, Sherman,
Sheridan, McPherson, Rosecrans, Garfield, and a host of others
whose names will ever glisten upon the brightest pages of the n»ilitary
history of the great State of Ohio. There was one family that seems
to stand apart, the grand jMcCook family, a father and seven sons.
One son gave up his life at first Bull Run, in July, 18G1. Robert
L. iMcCooK, Colonel of the Ninth Ohio Infantry, was assassinated in
the most cowardly manner near Decherd, Tennessee, while riding, sick,
in an ambulance, in July, 18G2. In July, 1863, the noble sire gave up

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his life during the Morgan invasion of the sacred soil of Ohio. In tlie
assault upon Kenesaw, June 27, 1864, Colonel Dan McCook,
Fifty-second Ohio Infantry, my dear personal friend and of our
division, received his death wound, and died about the 19th of July,
1864. Four lives, one each July, were offered up upon the altar of
their country of that noble, patriotic family. General Alexander
IVIcDowELL McCooK, survives, and he was always thundering at the
gates of rebeldom, at Sliiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, or wherever
rebellion was to be found.

You have passed through four years of cruel war, of sadness,
maiming and suffering. You iiave recently passed through a season
of depression and stagnation of business. To-day there is every-where
manifest returning prosperity and confidence. About a year ago the
American people thought best to place in nomination one of our
Comrades, in vindication of the honor and financial integrity of the
nation against a debased currency, and of the purity of the judicial
ermine of the Supreme Court of the United States against the
dastardly assault of anarchism. To-day that Comrade graces the
pi'esidential chair [Applause], watching over not only the great State
of Ohio, but over a restored Union. [Great applause.]

Governor Bushnell : Ladies and Gentlemen — It is getting
late, but you have been very patient, and we want to ask you to re-
main to hear a few words from another distinguislied member of the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland, my friend and neighbor. Gen-
eral Keifer, of Sj)ringfield.

General Keifer: Comrades of the Union Veteran Legion, and Com-
panions of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, and Comrades of the
Ljate War — The sun is too low to attempt, if I desired, to deliver a speech,
I wish to unite with the governor of Ohio in saying on behalf of the
portion of the people I represent to those that have come from distant
states to this state, and to those of you who have come from other cities
of this state to this city, you are welcome here to every thing in sight.
I listened last night to a late hour to a good deal of talk from some of
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have listened again to-day to the same talk from the same gentlemen,
and tliey are all personal, intimate friends of mine, whom I loved in the
war and love still ; but the impression seems to have gone out somehow
or other that there was nobody in the late war but cavalrymen. [Ap-
plause and laughter.] General Wilson, who was to old Pap Thomas
at Nashville the right arm that swept around the Confederate left and
forced back Hood's army, cavalry and infantry, talks as though the
war was put down by cavalrymen, [Laughter.] I saw him in battle at
Opequou, and do him ample justice. I saw his old division at Cedar
Creek. I saw there the division under Custer. I saw there another
division of that army under General Merritt. What a trio of cav-
alry leaders — Wilson, Custer, and Merritt — under that other hero
in the cavalry, General Torbett! Their divisions fought in that
battle all day long, and when night had come, they had gathered the
fruits of a great victory; but when the casualty list was made up,
there were 153 dead and wounded cavalrymen. I have heard the
great deeds of the cavalry stated here, in the presence of some of tliose
men whom I had the humble honor of commanding on that memora-
ble field — a division of infantry, the Third Division of tlie Sixth
Army Corps. [Applause.] When we made up our casualty list the
next day, in that one division, we had, dead and wounded, a list of
703, as against 153 in the three divisions of cavalry. I say, my Com-
rades, this much to indicate the fact that there was some infantry in
the army as well as cavalry. [Ap})lause.] And they bared their
breasts to the storm of battle; they were food for shot and shell in
the center of the great conflict.

Now, I will not detain you— [Cries of " Go on, go on !]
A single historic fact, the central and main one of all, should be
mentioned. Wiiat did we accomplish by this great rec(;rd of blood and
conflict? It is a singular fact in all history, that from the beginning
of the formation of government, there was but one formed or at-
tempted to be formed on this earth that was for the sole purpose of
maintaining, eternally, domestic slavery, and that was the Confederate
States of America. It is the black spot on modern civilization. No
semi-barbaric people ever undertook to establish a nation based upon

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the perpetuation of human slavery; no half-civilized people ever at-
tempted that. But in the afternoon of the nineteenth century, in
America, there was attempted to be established a government founded
and based solely upon the perpetuation of human slavery. All I
have to say now is, that the war was maintained to overthrow that
would-be nation, and that is what we accomplished by the war. [Ap-
plause.]

Some of these old heroes of the war talk about the time coming
when we will all be gone; when these Reunions, these meetings, must
cease. I heard recently, in Buffalo, where the great assemblage of
the year was held, talk about coming to the end, when we would all
be dead. My Comrades, there is a view of this to be taken that I
can illustrate as I close by referring to an old distinguished soldier of
the Revolutionary War. General Rufus Putnam, who fought un-
der Washington for the independence of the Colonies, when the war
was over, sought a Western home. He was poor, as were the people
of that day, and wended his way to the banks of the Ohio. His
home was at Marietta. He came there, thrilled with the spirit of
patriotism of the age, proud of his military record, and was a
Christian gentleman. He helped to establish one of the first churches
west of the Ohio. It is said that he helped to organize the first Sab-
bath-school in the wilderness of the West. After a long time, he be-
came so old and frail and feeble that he was no longer able to go to
his church. His minister thought it was his duty to go to the old man's
house and inquire of him about his preparation for the other world.
The minister found him seated in his room by the fire in an arm-chair.
He accosted the old soldier, and said to him he would like to know
whether he believed in a God, in a living God. General Putnam
said "Yes." Whether he believed that he was to be saved through
the blood of Jesus Christ? Putnam said " Yes." And he answered
all the questions usually asked along this line satisfactorily, until the
minister thought he would put the final question as he parted from
him, and he said : " General Putnam, are you ready to die?" The
old man is reported as staggering to his feet upon his frail limbs, hold-
ing himself up by the arms of his chair, and raising his cane high.

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and crying out : "No! no! no! I shall never die ! I shall live for-
ever and forever! Because I fought for the liberty of mankind under
George AVashington ! " [Applause.]

Governor Bushnell: Now, Comrades all, the declining sun
admonishes us that it is time to close this meeting. We thank you
for your presence here. We thank, especially, the ladies for their
presence. We can always count on the women in any good cause, and
we thank them very much for being here this afternoon.

I congratulate you on the auspicious occasion. I trust that all
will enjoy their stay in Columbus, and that this Reunion will always
be fresh in their memories so long as they live, and that they will
look forward to coming here to another Reunion and the time not be
distant when they shall come to meet us again.

Now, as we part, I want to wish to one and all good health ; to
the Society of the Army of the Cumberland and the Union Veteran Legion,
long life ; and to the Comrades we all love so well, God speed.

The meeting will now close by the singing of a song by a veteran
of the Union Veteran Legion. [Applause.]

Major E. W. McIntosii, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was
greeted by three cheers frona the audience, and sang the fol-
lowing song, accompanying himself on the guitar:

Bring along the bugle, boys, and let our children see
flow we made her jingle in eighteen sixty-three ;
How we followed Sherman in his campaign to the sea,
AVhile we were marching through Georgia.

CHORUS.

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J Hurrah! hurrah! we sound the reveille,

Hurrah! hurrah! for the gallant battery ;

The boys were always at the front until we reach'd the sea,

While we were marching through Georgia.

How we lost our money at the chuck-luck game we played ;

How we made our breastworks with pickax and the spade ;

How we cleaned the chickens out at every place we stayed,

Vv'hile we were marchiny: throuirh Georgia.

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In foraging for the commissary, some of them got shot;
And every time the rooster crows they 're making for the spot,
While we were marching through Georgia.

Friday Morning, Septeniber 2Jf, 1897.

The Society was called to order at 10 a. m., by Vice-
President IStanley, who presided at the former sessions.

The Chair: Reports of committees are first in order,
and I will call for the report of the Committee on Nomina-
tion of Officers.

The following report was ofiered :

For President.
General \V. S. Rosecrans.

For Gorrespojiding Secretary.
General H. V. Boynton,

For Recording Secretary.
Colonel John W. Steele.

For Treasurer.

Hon. John Tweeijale.

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Colonel G. C. Knifein.

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For Vice' Pres ide )its.
General J. W. Burke, Alabama.
General T. T. Crittenden, California.
Major L. W. Phillips, Connecticut.
Colonel M. H. Fitch, Colorado.
General D. S. Stanley, District of Columbia.
General James H. Wilson, Delaware.
Major George S. Davis, Georgia.
General A. C. McClurg, Illinois.
General Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
Colonel Dwight Bannister, Iowa.
Sergeant Henry J. Aten, Kansas.
Colonel W. R. Milward, Kentucky.
General Francis Fessenden, Elaine.
General Orland Smith, Maryland.
Colonel Horace N. Fisher, ^[assachusetts.
General G. S. Wormer, Michigan.
General J. W. Bishop, Minnesota.
Colonel Frank Askew, ]\Iissouri.
Colonel Peter T. Swaine, IMontana.
General C. F. Manderson, Nebraska.
General Anson G. ^IcCook, New York.
General James Barnett, Ohio.
General W. A. Robinson, Pennsylvania.
jNIajor ^y. J. CoLBURN, Tennessee.
General Nathan Kimball, Utah.
Captain George I. Robinson, Wisconsin.

On motion, tbo rules were suspended and the above re-
port of the Committee on Nominations was adopted, and
those named therein declared elected as the ollicers of the
Society for tlie ensuing year.

The report of the Committee on Time and Place was

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next called for and submitted. The city of Detroit, Michi-
gan, was recommended as the place for meeting in 1898, and
Wednesday and Thursday, September 22 and 23, the time.

On motion of General Pakkhurst, the rules were sus-
pended and the report and recommendations of the Com-
mittee on Time and Place adopted.

The Committee on Orator reported the selection of Cap-
tain Charles E. Belknap, of Michigan, to deliver the ora-
tion for 1898, and for alternate, General J. W. Burke, of
Alabama.

On motion, the committee's recommendations were
adopted.

The Chair: The Committee on Memoirs will come next in or-
der. I am chairman of that committee, ^vbiell lias a great deal of
work to do, if its duties are properly attended to. Last year, as
chairman of that committee, I wrote six of the obituaries myself, but
I will endeavor this year to get a little assistance from my colleagues.
The memoirs for next year will be properly written. This is about all
the report I can make.

Moved and seconded that the report of Committee on
Memoirs be accepted. Carried.

Secretary Boynton: I am directed by the President to an-
nounce the following committees for the ensuing year:

Executive Committee.

General C. H. Grosvenor, Chairman.
General W. A. Kobinson, General D. S. Stanley,

General R. A. Alger, General J. W. Burke,

General James Barnett, General Thomas J. NVood,

General A. Baird, Captain J. W. Foley.

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Commiltee on Pablication.

General IL V. Boynton, Chairman.
General Gates P. Tiiruston, ^Iajor W. J. Colrurn,
Captain John II. Sharratt, Private George E. Cole,
Colonel Robert H. Hall.

Committee on Memoirs.

General D. S. Stanley, Chairman.
General C. F. Manderson, Colonel Charles W. Davis,

General J. W. Forsythe, Major F. B. James,

Sergeant Thomas G. Lawler, Captain J. H. Sharratt.

Committee on Chiclcamauga Park.

General J. G. Park hurst, Chairman.
Colonel Archirald Blakeley. Captain C. E. Belknap,
Major W. F. Goodspeed, Corporal James Fitton,

Major II. S. Chamberlain, Private G. S. Robinson.

Committee on Sheridan Statue.

Gen. James Barnett, Chairman. Gen. R. A. Alger, Treasurer.
General C. F. INIanderson, Colonel PI. C. Corbin,
General James H. Wilson, Colonel ^I. V. Sheridan.
Major W. H. Lambert,

General Boynton : In regard to the Executive Committee, I
desire to say that three names have been added from those residing
in Washington, for the reason that General Rosecrans, the Presi-
dent, is in Cahfornia and incapacitated for work — not mentally, but
his family desire to have him ke])t free from lousiness affliirs — so that
he is not able to perform the duties that belong to the President,
except under pressing circumstances. So this Executive Committee
is formed for the purpose of acting for the Society, selected from differ-
ent parts of the country, with one or two from Washington. It has
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requested to sanction tliat addition. Whatever is the pleasure of
the Society in the matter will be follo\/ed.

On motion of General Burke, the number of the Execu-
tive Committee was increased by three members.

On motion of General Parkhurst, the re[)orted list of
standing committees was accepted and approved.

The following re})ly was made to the telegraphic greet-
ing received from General Kosecrans :

Columbus, September 24, 1807.
General W. S. Rosecrans,

KoDONDO, California.

We liave re-elected our beloved Commander,
President. IMay God bless you and grant us many years of Comrade-
ship here. H. V. BOYNTON,

Corre.-^pondiiig Secretanj.

The following letters were read by General Boynton :

Grant Monument Municipal Inaugural Parade,

New York, March 9, 1897.
General H. V. Boynton,

Corresponding Secretary Society of the Army of the
Cumberland,
War Department, Washington, D. C.
^ MY DEAR GENERAL:

' As Grand Marshal of the Grant Monument In-

augural parade, I extend a cordial invitation so the Society of the
Army of tJie Cumberland to take part on the occasion of the dedication
of the Grant Monument on the 27th of April, 1897. I trust you
will be able to take part as a Society, and you will be assigned the
proper position in line. I desire to say that if the Society should
take part, it would be well for them to make their own arrangements
regarding headquarters and accommodations in this city, as they will

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have to bear tiieir own expenses, I sliall make the march as short
as |)Ossible, so that all tlie soldiers of the late war desiring to take
part in it will be able to do so.

As prompt response as possible will greatly oblige,
Yours truly and cordially,

G. M. DODGE,

Grand Marshal.

This was suitably and cordially acknowledged.

CiNCiNNATr, O., September 15, 1897.
MY DEAR GENERAL:

I have your very earnest invitation to be with
the Army of the Cuniherland upon September 22d-24th, at Columbus,
and I shall be there it* nothing happens to prevent.

Certainly the cordial relations existing now and always for more
than a third of a century between the Army of tJie Cumberland and the
Army of the Tennessee — they fought together — make us brothers, and
I know, as you suggest, that 1 and any of our Society will " receive a
cordial reception."

I thank you for your kindly indorsement upon the postal card
acknowledging my last report of our Society,

Yours very sincerely,

CORNELIUS CADLE,

Jiecording Secretary.
General H. Y. Boynton,

Washington.

Hampton, Va., September 15, 1897.
MY DEAR GENERAL BOYNTON:

Your letter found me yesterday just out of a

sick-bed, where I had been for three days (a very rare thing for me).

If I should be well enough to warrant it, I will come up on the boat

Sunday night, so as as to take the train some time INIonday for Co-

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lumbus. I fear, liowever, that the trip can not be prudently taken
at all. I can not tell you how much I regret this unexpected mishap.
Please remember me most cordially to all the hoys, both young
and old. Say especially to General Wilson how much I regret not
being able to hear his oration on my old chief and friend, personally
as well as officially.

Very truly, as ever yours,

J. J. REYNOLDS.

Chicago, III., September 22, 1897.
Major W. F. Goodspeed,

Chainnan Coinviittee of Arrangement of the Army of the Cmnherland,

Columbus, O.

Your letter ^vas miscarried and only reached me

yesterday. Very sorry, but I can not possibly attend. I send you

affectionate greetings and best wishes that the Ileunion of the glorious

Army of tlte Cumberland may be a magnificent success.

GEO. K. PECK.

Cincinnati, O., September 22.
General James H. Wilson,

Care Army Cumberland.

Regret exceedingly that I am ill and can not go

to Columbus to-day. With best wishes for joyous Reunion.

T. E. ALLEN,

Captaiii Seve)ith Ohio Cavalry.

Atlantic Highlands, N. J., September 21, 1897.
General H. V. Boynton,

Columbus, Ohio.
DEAR GENERAL:

Owii]g to ill health and want of time, it is im-
possible for me to be present at our Reunion, which I very deeply
regret. Will you please carry my name forward on the list of

members?

Believe me, very truly yours,

DWIGHT BANNISTER.

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Lexington, Ky., September 22, 1897.
DEAR SIR AND COMRxVDE:

I see from report of our Reunion last year, that
I am marked with a star in the alphabetical list, which I am delighted
to say is a mistake. Kindly correct in report of this meeting.
Inclosed find check to pay my dues for '97.

Wishing tlie Society a happy Reunion and deeply regretting my
inability to be present,

Sincerely yours,

W. R. lAIILWARD.
Treasurer Society Army of the Cumberland.

Pittsburg, Pa., September 20, 1897.
DEAR GENERAL:

I was all ready to come to Columbus, but am
prevented by an important business engagement. I feel badly disap-
pointed, as I would have liked to have seen my old Comrades of the
Army of the Cumberland.

Please convey to tliem my best wishes; and as the saying eroes,
of old Rip Van Winkle, " ^lay they all live long and prosper."
With kind regards, I remain ever your friend,

A. G. HATRY.
To General II. V. Boynton,

Columbus, Ohio.

Spokane, Wash.., September 14, 1897.
To THE Secretary,

^ Society of tlie Army of the Cumberland,

j Columbus, Ohio.

Please accept my sincere regret that I am unable

to attend the meeting of the Society this year. In spirit and thought

I will be with you, and will hope to join you at the next meeting.

Trusting that the meeting may be a source of joy and plcnsure to

all who are able to attend, I remain

Sincerely yours,

WILLIAM P. CARLIN.

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General Boynton : Captain Siierratt, of Rockford, Illi-
nois, writes a letter, presenting to the Army of ilie Cumberland, on
behalf of himself and the local committee, the very beautiful illumi-
nated electric badge of the Society which has been suspended in front
of the Chittenden Hotel during this Reunion.

General Wilson : I move the present be accepted and that
thanks be tendered to Captain Sherratt and his associates for his
liberality.

General Parkiiurst: I would like to add to that an amend-
ment that the Secretary be requested to express the thanks of the
Society in a communication to Captain Sherratt. [Carried.]

I\Iajor Goodspeed : This badge is not alone the gift of Captain
Sherratt and the balance of his committee at Rockford. Our cor-
resi)oiuleiicc has been with Captain Sherratt, but the local Colum-
bus committee paid a j)art of the amount for the badge and the Rock-
ford friends paid the balance.

General Parkiiurst: I move that our thanks be extended to
Captain Siierratt and the local Columbus committee, to be ex-
pressed by letter of the Secretary to Captain Sherratt and to the
local committee for this present.

General Forsythe : il/r. President — It seems right and proper
that the Corresponding Secretary should express to the local committee
of Columbus the appreciation of the Society of the gift, as they were
the peoj)le who brought the badge here and had certain expenditures
to make to enable the people to present it to us. [General Park-
hurst's motion adopted.]

The followin<i^ resolution was ofl^ered by Captain Belk-
nap, of Michigan :

" Ee.solced, That the thanks of the Society of the Army of the
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the people of the City of Columbus for the kind reception and
courtesies extended to the Society at this its annual meeting, which
has been the most complete in all of its arrangements and results of
any of the meetings of the Society." [Carried.]

General Boynton : I move that the thanks of the Society of
the Army of tlie Cumberland be tendered to the press of this city for the
careful attention to the reports of our meetings throughout this Re-
union. [Carried.]

General Barnett: Mr. Pre&ideiii — Since our last meeting we
are deprived of the society of many of our members, who have passed
to the camping grounds beyond the dark river. Death has reaped a
rich harvest from our ranks. We are called upon to mourn the loss
since our last meeting of our Comrades, Adjutant-General Sin-
clair, General R. W. Johnson, Colonel Conrad, and that
prince of good fellows, General W. B. IMcCreery ; then our genial
Companion, Colonel Roper, who, with song and story, made our
meetings so pleasant. We can always remember him as he appeared
at Rocklbrd one year ago in his last good-bye to us, as he sang, " The
Taps; Put out the lights, put out the lights and go to sleej)." In our
hearts his memory lingers sweetly as bis song to us: "Put out the
lights and go to sleep; Good-night, good-bye."

Always at our meetings, laboring for us in all our affairs, social
and patriotic was that true zVmerican, the friend of all soldiers.
General Fullerton. AVe miss him for the first time. For the
first time he is absent from our meetings. In the very prime and use-
fulness of his life he has been taken from us; spared the })rivations
of camp and march, jirotected on a score of battle fields from bullet,
shell and saber, he is suddenly taken fr(un our midst. We will miss
him, as all the people of this great country will miss him.

At the proper time, we trust that the deeds and services of all of
the Comrades mentioned here will be fully commemorated in our annual
volume. Space at this time will not be ajipropriate.

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cordauce with the respect and affection we have for the distinguished
members whom we lost hist year, that the members here should say a
few words about them; not to fix their memories more indelibly in
our minds, but as a matter of respect.

Colonel Isom : Colonel George Roper is dead : gone from our
midst forever. It is not necessary to portray, or attempt to portray,
his many manly virtues. You all knew him and you all loved him,
and in return he gave you his heart's devotion. Many a time he has
said to me, "I love the old boys and love to be with them." Not in
all our long friendship did I ever hear him traduce or say aught against
a fellow soldier. Warm-hearted, a true friend, genial and music-lov-
ine:, mirthful and sono:-o;iviner, he was the embodiment of <rood-fellow-
ship wlierever he went. He was a good soldier, fearless and brave,
honest and straightforward in all his dealings with men or with the
government. He was a welcome guest in all soldier societies, and his
presence was sought for.

George S. Roper and myself were very close friends. From
the first we had much in common, entering the service at about the
same time, going from adjoining counties in the State of Illinois, both
assigned to duty at Nashville at about the same time, he as Commis-
sary of Subsistence and I as Post Quartermaster of Nashville. There
we met and from that day until his death no cloud obscured our
friendshi[).

At Rockford, last year, we all noticed the great change in his ap-
pearance and I knew the end was near, and I told General Barne'J't
on leaving we never would see him again. The world was the i)etter
for his living: his death takes one of the brightest from amongst us,
but in our memories we will never forget him.

The Chair: The Society will be much obliged to Cai'tain
Belknap if he will pay tribute to Comrade ]\IcCpj:ery, however
brief or long.

Captain Belknap : I have prepared a brief notice of General
McCreery, which I will read :

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Brevet Bkigadier-General William B. McCreery.

McCreery.— Died ; at Flint, IMichigan, December 9, 1896, Bre-
vet Brigadier-General William B. ]\IcCreery, U. S. Volunteers,
late Colonel 21st Regiment Michigan Infantry; aged 60 years, 3
months, and 12 days.

William B. ^IcCreery was born at INIt. ^lorris, N. Y., August
27, 1836, and with his parents moved to Michigan in 1839, He was
admitted to the bar at Flint in 1859, an<l practiced law until the be-
ginning of the war in 1861. He entered service, jMay 25, 1861, as
sergeant Company F, Second Michigan Infantry; thence through
various grades to a captaincy, September 10, 1861. He received
three wounds in action at Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 18()2; lieuten-
ant-colonel, September 20, 1862, and transferred to the Twenty-first
IMichigan Infantry; colonel, February 3, 1863.

He commanded his regiment through the Stone's River, Tulla-
hotna, and Cliickamauga Campaigns, until September 20, 1863, when
he was wounded three times and made })risoner; was confined in Libby
Prison, from which he made his escape, February 9, 1864. Very soon
after this, he returned to the command of his regiment. April 11 th,
assigned to the command of the Engineer Brigade, Army of the Cum-
berland, and commander of the post at Lookout JMountain. Resigned,
September 14, 1864, on account of wounds (six in number). On
General TiiOMAJs'y order of honorable discharge is the following in-
dorsement: " On account of wounds (six in number), received at va-
rious times in action while in discharge of duty, tlie honorable scars
of which he now wears. In accepting the resignation of Colonel
William B. INIcCreery, the major-general commanding takes occa-
sion to express his high appreciation of the soldierly qualities and
faithful discharge of duly which have ever characterized Colonel
McC'reery's actions, at the same time regi-etling the existence of the
disability which compels the withdrawal of so valuable an officer from
the service,"

He was solely a self-made man; all his promotions in the service
were fairly won by strict attention to duty and fearless conduct upon
the field of battle. Coming to the Armij of the Ciiiiiherland from the

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Army of the Potomac, where he had done heroic service, he soon had
every man of his command in a grasp of respect and love. At
Stone's Kiver, he was side by side with the lamented Sill, and half of
his regiment were dead or wounded in the cotton fields and cedar
thickets. In the following campaigns, he displayed not only wonder-
ful energy, but also the rare faculty of a i)ers()nal interest in every
enlisted man and officer of his regiment, and he was idolized by all.

In the Tulhxhoma and Cliickamauga Cajnpaigns, his regiment
formed part of the Lytle brigade of Sheridan's division, and he was
the warm and personal friend Of that gallant officer. They both went
down together in the crasii upon the right that fatal morning. With
Colonel McCkeery there remained a spark of life that, with an in-
domitable will, slowly glowed to consciousness, and, with desperate
wounds, he was jolted over the bills and mountains to Lil>by Prison,
from which he, with others, tunneled tlieir way t(j freedom. Colonel
IMcCreery reached the Union lines at Williamsburg, Va., from
which place he telegraphed his father the message, that became the
by-word of the Union soldiers: "I am again in God's country." Not
waiting to fully recover his health, he joined his regiment at Chatta-
nooga, and soon became commander of the Engineer Brigade.

lie was a public si)irited citizen, and took an active part in public
aflliirs, Ijoth home, state, and national. He was elected mayor of Flint
twice. He served as state treasurer from 1S75 to 1871), and had
the principal charge of erecting the ])resent ca})itol building at
Lansing. He was collector of internal revenue under President
Grant. President Harrison appointed him United States Consul
at Valparaiso, Chili, which position he filled until he resigned to come
home and look after private business of his own. He was always
prominent in state i)olitics, and pn^bably enjoyed as large an acquaint-
ance as any man in JMichigan. At the time of his death, he was
president of the Twenty-first IMicliigan Infantry Association and the
Libby Prison Association. He was a member of the INTasonic fra-
ternity, of the vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Aj)ollo Council
No. 27, li. A., and (governor Crapo Post, G. A. P., of Flint. He
was at one time president of the Flint Water Works C^ompany, and

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was also for a time acting cashier of the Citizens' National Bank of
Flint. He was a member of the State Board of Agriculture for
eight years. He has served the public in various capacities — al-
ways well.

Plis remains Avere consigned to the tomb with honors befitting the
memory of one who was a brave soldier and a universally respected
citizen. During the hours of the funeral, the business of the city was
suspended.

And thus a gallant and devoted Comrade has gone from among

us —

" Into that beautiful land,

. . The far-away home of the soul."

I will add that General IMcCreery's wounds were of such
character that he was finally unable to mount his horse, or ride after
he was mounted, or to march in the ranks; and, finding himself inca-
})acitated for service, he tendered his resignation.

General Stanley: It is suggested that I should say something
in regard to two meml)ers of the Society who have died during the
past year. One of them had as much to do with the prosperity an<l
life and business of this Society as any body has ever had — I refer to
General Fullerton. As you know, he was Treasurer of the Society
from its organization until the time of his death. The other member
about whom I should speak is Colonel William Sinclair, of Gal-
veston, Texas, who died last March. I knew both very well in life.
I knew Fullerton as a student at Oxford College before he became
a lawyer. Afterward he was a staff officer, chief of sttilf, in the
Fourth Corps, and when I succeeded General Howard, 1 succeeded
to the services of Fullerton.

Most of the members of this Society knew Fullerton as well as
I did. You kiKnv what a faithful, painstaking officer he was, and
what a thorough gentleman in all his deportment in life. A man of
fine presence; a man of bright mind, of extremely abstemious habits;
a man who devoted himself to the work before him, and never quit
until it was well done, and a favorite wherever he went. He was a

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mau of serious mind, and a society pet. He was always sought for —
wherever he lived he was a favorite. I remember at one time in
AVashingtou I asked him to attend to something, and he replied that
he was engaged to dinners for fourteen days.

As a staff officer, he was a model. No officer of any staff, whom
I knew any thing about, was as thorough, systematic, and complete
as he was. As evidence of that, his journal of the Fourth Corps,
kept daily, was adopted bodily into the War Records, where you can
find it at any time; and I heard one officer connected with that bureau,
the other day, say there never was a journal which gave such a thor-
ough account of the life of a portion of the army as this record of
FuLLEKTON, which not only told every thing done, but the exact
time of day, the kind of weather and circumstances under which
<loiie ; and it was printed in the records and regarded as a useful addi-
tion to that work.

You all know that he was always with us with the business com-
pletely settled up, and I do not know how we can do without him —
but he is gone.

The circumstances of his death were exceedingly untoward, and
l(joked like a connection of circumstances leading to the fatal hour.
He had been down to Ciiattanooga with General Boynton, and
started to return by St. Louis, and said he would be in Washington
before Boynton was. They were putting up a building for him in
St. Louis and wanted him to wait to see the first steel put in, but
it was not put in the first day on account of rain, and they begged
him to remain another day. The third day he came to Cincinnati
and there had a four hours' wait. By some mistake his berth in the
rear Pullman was taken by a gentleman from Kansas, and he was
given a berth in the front one of three cars. In the accident that
followed, only one car went off the bridge and that was the one he was
in. His neck was broken and his body floated away and was not re-
covered till fourteen days after; but the water was cold and no de-
composition had taken place. His funeral was attended by the Loijal
Legion and officers of the Army of the Cumberland, at Cliiliicothe, Ohio,
and he was laid to rest by iiis parents in the church-yard where many

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generations of the Fullerton family are gathered. It is a liandsome
church built ou the site of the old churcii in which the family wor-
shiped for many years. Our dear Joe had given money, I think five
thousand dollars, for a window in that church. He was, without
ostentation, a liberal giver. Plis charity was consistent and quiet.
Few knew the extent of it. One minister, speaking about him after-
ward, said : " The last thing he did before he left Washington was to
send me a check for the benefit of the little ones in a certain school
for orphans."

General Fullerton is a loss to me personally, a loss to the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland, a loss to the community, a loss
to the nation.

I wish briefly to speak of Colonel Sinclair. He was born in
Ohio, I think in Summit county, not far from Akron. He moved to
Michigan, and enlisted at Jonesville, Michigan, and his first service
was as a drummer boy. He went into the army at about seventeen
years of age. He was a little bit of a fellow and made a good-look-
ing drummer boy. But shortly afterward he shouldered a musket and
helped to keep every thing quiet on the Potomac for awhile. He was
afterward commissioned in the artillery and came out to Missouri as
junior second lieutenant. When he joined our array, I had need of
an ordnance officer. I found him a bright fellow and took him for
ordnance officer. He served thus till the battle of Corinth, when the
adjutant-general of the division was killed and he was commissioned
adjutant-general. Hd was quick and active, always alert; no streams,
floods, no firing pickets, no cannonade — nothing stopped him from go-
ing to a })oint where duty called. Though he luid not received a col-
legiate education, he was quick in business habits, wrote a beautiful
hand, and took a great interest in having his books the best in tlie
army. He was one of the most serviceable ofiicers I ever knew.
When I was promoted to the corps, he became adjutant-general of the
Fourth Corps. At the end of the war, he went to Texas. In the
meantime he had married the " girl he left behind him " when he went
into the army. I think he served eighteen months after the troops
Avere mustered out and in the Freedman's Bureau. In the meantime he

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got some property in Texas and went into business. As a business
man he was successful, and at one time was very rich. He was quick,
alert, and the very soul of business. But, like many business men in
Texas, he got into cotton margins, and came near failing, but he had
recuperated his fortunes at the time of his death. Tie leaves three
boys, the youngest twenty years of age, about fifty thousand dollars
apiece. He said he never wanted to leave them more than ten
thousand, because it spoiled a boy to have more to begin on.

Plis death was sudden. He walked in on me on Christmas day, too
late for dinner, and stayed two weeks. He went to Eochester, where
he was in correspondence with a gentleman who was forming a com-
pany to build a trolley line from Rochester to Hardis Bay on Lake
Ontario. He was thoroughly versed in that business; had built sev-
eral electrical roads, bought and sold several, in fact, was an electric
railroad builder. They were in conference in the forenoon and were
to meet again at one o'clock. When he did not appear, they sent a
message to his room, which they found locked, and could get no re-
sponse. They put a boy up to look over the transom and he saw a man
lying on the floor. It was Sinclair, with a pen in his hand. His
last word had been written to me — "My Dear General," though my
name was not on it — to inform me why he had not come back to me
sooner. An inquest was held and death found to have been caused
•by apoplexy. He was as honest a soul, as close a friend as any man
who ever lived in this world. He was not a man who was merely
friendly on the exterior, it was not show and politeness with Sinclair.
He was a friend of the most sincere and deepest nature, and there
were many of this Society for whonj he felt an attachment which he
never expressed to them ; but he often expressed to me that the best
and dearest friends he had in the world he made in the army, and
raany of them were among the Comrades of this Society.

I would like to have General Boynton add something to what
I have said about General Fullehton. The general was so in-
timately associated with him in the latter days that he is e(piippe<l to
say a great deal more, perhaps, than there will be time to say.

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General Boynton : Comrades of the Society — I should not dare
to trust myself to say what I would like to say, if I had time for
preparation, in regard to Comrade Fullerton. But, as with the
rest of you who may make remarks on the short notice given this
morning, opportunity will be given to correct the proof of what is said
on this occasion.

We are all mourners for Fullerton. Perhaps I stand peculiarly
as a mourner for him on account of our intimate association for the
last six years and very pleasant, long-continued acquaintance for
thirty-four years. An introduction such as soldiers had on the field
of battle, where I first met General Fullerton, in such a vortex
of lighting as was that on Snodgrass Hill, where it was my fortune to
stand on the right of Brannan's line, and where it seemed as if it
was impossible to stand, when at that moment up swept old Jim
Steedman's soldiers, not only to restore the line and save the right,
but to save the battle — an introduction to a gentleman of Fullerton's
standing and cordiality and soldierly qualities under such circum-
stances as that would bind soldiers very closely even if they had not
met from that time until as mourners we gathered about his coffin.
But it has been my inestimable pleasure to know that gentleman and
soldier, as a citizen and Christian for many years, more intimately, per-
haps, than I have known my own brothers from whom I have often been
separated in distant places. 1 can say to you in regard to Fullerton
that those of you who saw him one day of all these thirty-four years
of our acquaintance know just exactly what he was through all the
days of all the years that have intervened while this generation has
been passing. I never met a man of more equable^ tem[)er, sunny,
genial and cordial, and a gentleman underall circumstances. For the
last five years we had the same office; our daily life has been together.

His death came to you as it came to me with a suddenness which
we have all experienced when our Comrades fell by our side in battle.
I liad left him in Chattanooga to meet liim the next afternoon in
Washington. I picked up a newpaper at the breakfast table and
read, " General J. S. Fullerton, killed." I do not think the
shock which came to any one in battle exceeded that, for there we

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expected such things. He was socially and in his family a gentle-
man of the most charming and affectionate disposition. I have never
known a circle of brothers and sisters more thoroughly devoted ta
any man, or a family into which the desolation of death, which is al-
ways terrible to any of us, came with a greater shock than into that
family of Fullerton's.

I can say one thing to you which will interest you with regard
to his final work at Chattanooga. He was in consultation and confer-
ence the very last hour he left, as he stepped into the carriage to go
to the station, with a contractor to carry out his ideas of a plan he had
in mind for marking the position of General Thomas at Snodgrass
Hill, and this plan, as we hope, his excutors will carry into effect.
He had been havino: a search made in that region for a rock, the
largest, that could be transported by the modern means of railroad
transportation. A great bowlder of sixty tons in weight is the largest
that can be moved in that region on account of the bridges. He
had intended to have that brought to Snodgrass Hill and have J. Q.
Ward, or some other sculptor carve on that a sleeping lion, and un-
der it, " George H. Thomas, the Rock of Chickamauga." That was
Fl'LEEKton's last work in connection with this great park project,
and it will probably yet be consummated by those devoted to him,
and through all coming time, while granite lasts, there will be per-
petuated the evidence of his love for his commander and the part
which that general played in the great battle. Much of the work of
that park is due to him. All the great expenditure which we have
made there have been under his official direction and supervision.
A thousand things will per})etuate his memory while granite endures
and the history of this republic lives.

1 can say nothing to you that you do not feel and know your-
selves in reference to this great loss which we have suffered. I shall,
in the revision of these few remarks, add some things without detain-
ing you now. Others who make remarks on this occasion will have
the proof sent them so that they may be able to do justice to these
Comrades.

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The Chair: We would like to hear from General Forsythe,
whatever remarks lie may see fit to make to us on the life of Gen-
eral Johnson.

General Forsythe : Mr. President — I can not let this occa-
sion pass without saying a few words in regard to our late Compan-
ion, General R. W. Johnson, whom I first had the pleasure of meet-
ing at IMurfreesboro in the spring of 1863, a short time after I re-
ported for duty in the Army of iJie Cumberland. He was a graduate
of the Military Academy prior to the War of the Rebellion, and was
assigned after graduation to one of the regular mounted regiments of
the army, and I think that all of his military service, pi-ior to 1861,
was with his regiment in the then great plains of the West, which
extended from the Missouri River to the Rocky INFountains.

During the Tullahoma and Chickamauga Campaign of the Army
of the Oumhcrland, General Johnson commanded a division in Gen-
eral McCook's cor})S.

On the second day of the battle of Chickamauga, I remember
that his division was on the right of General Baird's division, for
ou the afternoon of that day, I had the pleasure of meeting him with
Generals Baird and King. A few months thereafter I left the
Army of the Cumberland, and, therefore, did not again meet him dur-
ing the active operations of the war.

General Johnson stood high in the esteem of the officers of
the old army. He was a splendid physical specimen of the typical
Kentuckian — a genial, affable, charming gentleman and companion.
His active military career during the War of the Rebellion was with
the old Army of the Cnmbcrhvid, and I feel warranted in saying that
he took an active part in all its marches, battles and sieges.

I deeply regret that it is not within my knowledge to say more.
I am sure that all the members of this Society at its future meetings
will regret and miss the manly form, smiling face and strong, warm
hand-clasp of our departed Comrade.

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EKAL Johnson's acquaintance under peculiarly embarrassing circum-
stances. It was my good fortune to be selected by General Grant
to be sent west to report to General Sherman for the purpose of re-
organizing the cavalry of his military division. jNIy rank relatively
was so low that I believe there was not a single brigadier general con-
nected with the cavalry forces who did not outrank me by date of
commission. It therefore became necessary to give me additional
rank, and that was done by brevetting me major-general. Among the
distinguished elderly officers of the service whom I found serving
with tlie cavalry was Richard W. Johnson, Washington L. El-
liott, Kenner Garrakd and a number of others, all old officers of
the regular army. Johnson must have been a captain, if not a Held
officer of cavah-y, long before I thought of going to West Point, and
wiien I appeared in that iield of course the lirst thing for me to do
was to arrange the assignments to connnand so as not to be embar-
rassed by the superior age and experience of those over whom I had
to exercise authority. Officers like General Forsythe and Gen-
eral Stanley, will readily appreciate the embarrassment and diffi-
culty of n)y position. INfost of the older officers I was permitted to
order lo report to their army commanders for other duty. But John-
son liad a specific and special standing in the cavalry of the Armj/ of
the Cumberland, and after I had gone back from Gaylesville, where the
cavah-y corps received its official designation and organization, and
had reported to General Thomas at Nashville, I naturally looked to
so solid and substantial a man as Thomas — a man who understood the
merits of every officer in iiis army, certainly of every general officer —
for assistance in selecting my brigade and division commanders, and I
recall with peculiar satisfaction the interest he took in the selection of
these officers. I remember, as it were yesterday, the first man spoken
of was Johnson. I may say, in the confidence of this meeting, that
beseemed to have some doubts himself about Johnson, but said:
"The general has been with this army from the first, and has always
honestly and capably performed all the duties which have been as-
signed to him, and I would like to have you give him a division, es-
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the business of organizing a coramand. There is no man in this army
more capable of shaping up a division of cavalry than Johnson."

Accordingly, I assigned him to the command of the Sixth Cav-
alry Division, and he led it at the battle of Nashville, Avhere he had
position on the extreme right of corps, which was the swinging flank.
He did not come into immediate contact with the enemy, but was the
first to break through the line established by ?Iood, the left of which
rested on the Cumberland River. His march the next day on the
circumference of the circle was so long that he was not able to reach
the enemy effectively. He was also delayed somewhat by a rise in
the river, due to recent rains. It was hoped that he could cross the
Harpeth below Franklin, and swing in upon the town in time to cut
off Hood's retreat, but he failed, as he reached the enemy's line of
retreat just after the rear guard had passed through the town.

In the rapid re-organization and re-equipment of the cavalry corps
which followed, I assigned Johnson, with his division, at the special
request of Thomas, to service in Middle Tennessee, where he was left
when I marched into Alabama. He passed, therefore, from my per-
sonal observation. I had, of course, in the meantime, come to know
him exceedingly well. He was a man of imperial presence, and of
alert, vigorous, and aggressive qualities, by the exercise of which he
succeeded in winning the entire confidence of those under his com-
mand.

I held some correspondence with him in after years, and one of
the last evidences of good will and affectionate regard I had from him
was a copy of a very interesting book, giving his own military remi-
niscences.

General Burke: Mr. President and Gentlemen — I regret very
much to say that my acquaintance Avith Colonel Conrad was very
limited. I never met him until the dedication of the National Park
at Chattanooga. Our acquaintance commenced there, and I never
met him afterward. I regret very much, Mr. President, that I am
unable, therefore, to say any thing in reference to his services, charac-

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ter, or life. But when our annual volume appears, I will reserve the
right to study that up and make some remarks relative to the subject. ■

But, Mr. President, I have something more to say, which it be-
comes me to say, and is my duty to say, before we adjourn. One of
the most beautiful of sentiments is that expressed in the Latin text,
^^de mortuis nil ii'isl honum" — " of the dead nothing should be said but
what is good." The sarcastic genius of Swift perverted that and
translated it in this way: "When bad men die, let all bemoan 'em."
But T thank God, sir, that we are living in a brighter and better age,
when there is too much love and goodness to tolerate such a vicious
and cynical translation of the beautiful sentiment of the Latin author,
and I would say, applying that quotation to the memories of Comrades
deceased, *' Nothing can be said but what is good."

Mr. President, our constantly decreasing numbers, the mourning
pages in our annual volumes, the vacant places in our Symposia, are
the lamentable facts connected with the existence of this Society.
Scarcely a month passes, certainly not a year passes, that we do not
hear of the death of some loved Comrade. The genial voice of fel-
lowship is growing weaker and weaker, and the circle of comradeship
is becoming more contracted, until in a few years there will not be
one of us left to tell of the glory and grandeur and heroism of the
immortal Army of ilie Cumberland. That history, sir, belongs to this
country. It is American. It will stand as long as the government
itself stands. It will increase in glory as the centuries go by, and as
long as the free school is open in America to teach the youth of this
country the greatness of the men who served in that army.

But there is something more left to us that we claim, that is ex-
clusively our property, and that, gentlemen, is the personal history of
our own members and our own associates. That is our property, and
nothing can rob us of that. It will pass along with us to our graves.
The Army of the Cumberland will become a part of the great history of
the country, the history of the great achievements and great heroism
of great armies; but when we pass the dark river and "rest in the
shade on the other side," all will be forgotten, and we will take the
personal histories and reminiscences into the grave with us.

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Mr. President, I was affected when I heard our noble friend,
General Boynton, speak of General Fullerton ; the tears
started to my eyes, for I loved Fullerton. Fullerton was gentle.
Why? Because he was brave; because he was a gentleman — "the
gentlest are the bravest." He had a rugged exterior, was brusque,
outspoken, generous. His faults were all of the head and not of tlie
heart. He had a faculty of drawing men toward him and of holding
them with the power of steel.

I regretted my inability to be with you at Rockford last year.
I missed the opportunity of saying a word of loving remembrance of
Colonel Henry Stone, whose sudden death in that year caused us
all to mourn his loss.

Henry Stone was one of the most lovable characters I ever
knew. He had the heart of a lion and the tender, affectionate, con-
fidino; heart of a child. Like Fullerton, next to the members of
his own family he loved his old Comrades. Never demonstrative,
free from gush, cool, calm, reflective, sincere, earnest, honest and
simple, his was truly a noble nature.

If he could not praise, not a syllable of abuse ever fell from his
lips, and he illustrated in life the highest type of manhood; a soldier
of unstained honor and a " man who loved his kind." He was my
friend, my close companion in the field; his memory will live in my
heart as long as there is pulsation there, and will die only when I am
laid away, to answer no longer the roll call on earth of Comrades
whose decreasing numbers make those who are left as dear to me as
lite itself

Now, ]Mr. President, it is growing late and all are anxious to
leave. I hope to see this volume which is coming into print full of the
history of those great men. I mean that, gentlemen, because it was
an army of great men. From the humblest to tlie greatest member
who served in it, all contributed to the greatness of its history ; and
the humblest soldier of the Army of tha (himbcvUnid is entithMl to mh
much credit and as much glory as tiie high(>st olliccr.

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General Forsythe : Mr. President — I take this occasiou to
state that when I joined the Army of the Gamherland, in May, 1863, I
obtained permission to stay with my friend, Major-General Sheri-
dan, for ten days before reporting for duty to the headquarters of the
regular brigade of infantry. The army was then located at Murfrees-
boro, Tenn. During this interval of time General Sheridan took
me through the army and introduced me to all his friends. It was
then that I first met Colonel Conrad, and as he commanded one of
the brigades in Sheridan's division I saw quite a good deal of him
then and afterward during the campaign, which was finished by the
battle of Missionary Ridge.

Colonel Conrad's brigade was then regarded as the show
brigade of Sheridan's division, and almost every week during the
time the army remained at Murfreesboro, this brigade, under Colonel
Conrad, gave an exhibition drill to which all the prominent officers
of the army were invited. Colonel Conrad was a thorough
soldier, a fine disciplinarian and a staunch fighter, and General
Sheridan esteemed him very highly as one of the best officers in his
command.

After the war, I remember that he took a deep and active in-
terest in all that was done and had to be done to enable Colonel
Conrad to be placed on the retired list with the rank of colonel.

I esteem it a high favor to have this opportunity of testifying to
the gallantry and distinguished services of this soldier, who finally
died many years after the war from the effects of wounds received in
battle.

/ Major Goodspeed: I knew Colonel Conrad during all my
service in the Army of the Cumberland, and I think, as a professional
soldier from Germany, a better fellow never lived than Conrad. He
was kind-hearted, brave, and always one of "us boys," and he was
always a very strict disciplinarian, as Forsythe said. He was with
us nearly from the time of the organization until the close.

General Boynton : I should like to add a word in regard to
Colonel Conrad. He lived in Washington, consequently I knew

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him well. But I did not have that close relationship with hira that I
enjoyed with General Fullerton. He took the deepest interest in
every thing concerning the Society and its history.

General Parkhurst: I do not know that it is becoming for
any member of the Society to sit silent and listen without having
something to say in relation to these lost companions. I knew every
one of them personally, and was very familiar with some of them ; I
do not intend to make an extended talk, but want to indorse all that
has been said in their praise. They were, some of them, very inti-
mate friends of mine, especially Fullerton and Roper.

I want to say a word in reference to General Johnson, to show
the estimate in which he was held by General Thomas. General
WiLaoN lias stated to you that General Thomas was anxious that he
should have a suitable command. After the war was over. General
Thomas thought so much of General Johnson and so much wanted \

him near him that, after I had retired from my position as provost
marshal general. General Thomas assigned General Johnson to
that position, and he relieved me. I speak of this to show what esti-
mate he had of General Johnson. He loved him, respected him,
knew he was a gallant man, and had all confidence in his ability as a
soldier and an officer.

The Chair: If there is nothing further to be said on this occa-
sion, 1 believe the business of the Society has been transacted, and a
motion for adjournment will be in order.

General Wormer : 1 understand this Society has decided to
go to Detroit for its next meeting. If I had supposed you wanted to
come, I would have extended an invitation; but I will say, though
the only one present from there, that what we have done in the past
we will try to do in the future, if you come there.

Major Goodspeed : There will be a dress parade at the United
States Barracks at 4 o'clock, and Colonel Poland will be glad to
have all attend. It has been arranged especially for our benefit.

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Wells Post G. A. R. have issued iuvitatious to a camp fire to be
held to-night for our benefit, and they are very anxious to have the
members who are still in the city to attend.

On motion, the Society adjourned to meet in Detroit in
annual session, September 22d and 23d, 1898.

General Boynton : The following telegrams and correspond-
ence pertain to the appointment of Hon. John Tweedale as Treasurer,
ad interim, in place of General Fullerton:

Washington, March 24, 1897.
General W. S. Rosecrans,

Los Angeles, California.

If you think well of it, i)lease telegraph the ap-
pointment of John Tweedale as Treasurer, ad interim, in place of
General Fullerton, deceased. H. V. BOYNTON.

Los Angeles, California, March 27, 1897.
General H. V. Boynton,

Washington, D. C.

I hereby appoint Comrade John Tweedale Treas-
urer of the Society Army of the Cumberland, vice General Fullerton,
deceased. W. S. ROSECRANS.

Washington, March 27, 1897.
MY DEAR UK. TWEEDALE:

It gives me sincere pleasure, joined to the keenest
sorrow over General Fullerton's death, to notify you, at the re-
quest of our President, General Rosecrans, that he has appointed
you Treasurer, ad interim, of the Society of tJie Army of the Cumberland,
vice General J. S. Fullerton, deceased.

Very truly yours,

H. V. BOYNTON,

Corresponding Secretary.

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War Department, Office op the Secretary,

Washington, March 29, 1897.

MY DEAR GENERAL:

I am iu receipt of your communication of even

date notifying rae of my appointment, by General Rosecrans, as

Treasurer, ad interim, of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland,

and beg to acknowledge my sincere appreciation of this courtesy and

mark of confidence.

Very truly yours,

JOHN TWEEDALE.
General H. V. Boynton,

Corresponding Secretary Society of the Army of the Cumberland.
Washington, D. C.

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BREVET BRIGADIER-GENERAL ALBERT GALLATIN

BRACKETT.

Brackett. — Died, Washington, D. C, June 25, 189G, of paralysis,
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier-General Albert Gallatin Brackett,
retired.

General Brackett was of New England descent, and was a
member of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was
born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., February 14, 1829. As a young man,
he emigrated to Indiana, and at eighteen years of age was commis-
sioned a second lieutenant in the Fourth Indiana Infantry, and joined
General Scott's army, which ca[)tured the City of Mexico. His
regiment was attached to General Lane's brigade, which was active
in suppressing the partisan war after tlie occupation of the City of
Mexico, and young Brackett saw mucli of active field service, and
miicli of Mexico not experienced by most of the army.

In 1855, he was appointed a captain in the Second Cavalry, one
of the four new regiments raised that year. Albert Sidney John-
ston was the colonel of the regiment, which immediately on being
formed marched from Jefferson Barracks to Texas, and at once com-
menced scouting for hostile Indians. Captain Brackett had three
engagements with the Indians, one with the Lipans and two with the
Comauches, in which lie was entirely successful, and for which he
received the thanks of General Scott in general orders. Captain

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Brackett's life at this period was literally in the saddle. Texas was
still a land of romance and adventure, and a lover of nature never
could enjoy an outdoor life more than he did.

The war broke out in 1861, and Captain Brackett was in it
from the commencement. He took part in the battles of Blackburn's
Ford and at Bull Run. He was appointed colonel of the Ninth Illi-
nois Cavalry and sent to Arkansas, and in action at Stewart's Planta-
tion, Arkansas, was severely wounded. Upon recovery, he was made
chief of cavalry of the Department of the Missouri, and, later, in-
spector of cavalry for the Army of tJie Cumberland, and was very active
on the Atlanta Campaign and in the campaign ending in the battle
of Nashville. After the war, General Brackett served in com-
mand of posts in all parts of our Western country — California, Wash-
ington, Nevada, Wyoming, Nebraska, Texas; and at all of these
places his services were important and creditable.

His last service was in Texas, when, as commanding officer at
Fort jMcIntosh, he retired upon his own application, being then colonel
of the Third Cavalry. After retirement, his home was in Washington
City. He was a true soldier and a man of admirable qualities. He
was a man of fine literary abilities, and when very young wrote
"Lane's Brigade in Mexico," a very successful history, and during
his life published many instructive papers upon Western life, the
game of America, and interesting papers, which ought to be collected
and preserved.

General Brackett leaves a widow, who is the presiding Vice-
President of the Daughters of the American Revolution in the District of
Columbia.

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DR. JOHN DUANE BROMLEY.

l]i:o.MM:v.-l)ied, at Xowurk, N. .1., .March, lSi)7, Dit. John Duane
Bromley, formerly ^Fajor aiul Stafl" Surgeon, U. S. Army, and Assistant
Cliief Surgeon, Fourth Corps, Arinij of the Cinitlicrldud.

Dr. Buomley was horn in ^Fontville, Conn., jMay 8, 1884. His
father was a i'armer, ami Dr. Bro.^iley worked hard and studied
hard — his college the district sclioul-liouse — until lie entered the ofiice
of Dr. John P. Fui.li:r, of Norwicl], Conn., to study medicine.
His progress was so good that in 1858 he graduated from tlie College
of ]\ledicine of New York City, and soon afterward foi'med a partnei'-
ship with Dr. AtvEXander N. Dougherty, which continued until
jNIay, 18()o, when both partners being conniiissioned in the army, the
firm was dissolved.

SuRCiEON Bromeey'h first service was with the Arnuj of the Poto-
Diav, and in the '; seven days' light" before Richmond, he was left to
care for our wounded, and became a prisoner. After one month in
Libby Prison, he was exchanged, and ordered to iMemphis, but soon
reported at the headijuarters of the ^[ninj of the Giunbeiiand, and was
assigned to the Fourth Corps. He was in the field with that corps all
through the Atlanta Campaign, and subsec^uently, the Cam[)aign
of Franklin and Nashville. When the Fourth ('orps was ordered to
Texas at the end of the war, Dr. Bromley went as medical director,
and remained with the corps until its muster out of service. He re-
ceived the brevet rank of lieutenant-colonel.

Returning to his home in Newark, Dr. Bromley resumed his
practice. Pie was surgeon and commandant of the New Jersey Home
for Disabled Soldiers. He was principal surgeon of St. Barnabas'
Hospital, and examining sui'geon for pensions, and was an active
member of several societies in his city and state of a charitable and
scientitic nature. Pie was a man of amiable and sympathetic nature,
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an excellent surgeon, a devoted patriot, and an ardent member of this
Society.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOSEPH CONRAD.

CoNKAD. — Born INIay 17, I80O, at AVied-S(3lter.s, Nassau, (Jermany.
Died .July IG, 1897, at Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Joseph Conrad was born May 17, 18;)(), in what at that time
formed part of tiie Duchy of Nassau. His taste for military life de-
veloped at such an early date that he was, when quite young, placed
in the Hesse-Darmstadt State INIilitary School, whei-e he distinguished
liimself and laid the foundation of that knowledge which afierward
stood him in such invaluable stead. '

Fired with the enthusiasm of the youth of that day, he gave up
his commission in the German army and came to the land of freedom,
and at the first suggestion of peril to his adopted country's flag volun-
teered his services for its defense. As captain and soon major of the
Third jMissouri Volunteers, he gave proof of personal valor at Camp
Jackson, Carthage, Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge and Corinth. Major
Conrad served with the Third Missouri until mustered out in 1802,
when he was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the l^ifteenth ^Missouri
A'^olunteers, rising in November of the same year to the rank of
colonel. His services while commanding this regiment at Perryviile,
IMurfreesboro, Chickamauga and jMissionary Kidge, are too well known
to need mention.

/ During the Atlanta Camj)aign Colonel Conrad commanded a
brigade of the Army of the Camherland, and " his gallant and merito-
rious services" throughout this campaign gained for him the brevet of
brigadier-general of volunteers.

General Conrad was wounded four times — once in the head at
Harpeth Shoals, twice at Missionary Ridge and once at Franklin.
He was district commander of the sub-district of Victoria, Texas,
until 1866, when he was honorably mustered out of the volunteer

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service. In July of tlie same year be entered tlie regular army as
captain of the Twenty-ninth Infantry, and in the consolidation of
1869 was transferred to the Eleventh Infantry. Captain Conrad
refused to take advantage of the act of Congress retiring officers with
the highest actual rank they liekl when wounded, and though in con-
stant and acute pain, served with his regiment on the extreme frontier
in Texas, Dakota and Montana, until in Oct(jl)er, 1882, he was re-
tired by a special act of Congress with the rank of coloneh

After his retirement he made his home in Washington, ^vith the
bi'ief interval of a three years' trip abroad, when lie embraced the
opportunity to visit his old home. The last year of his life was sad-
dened by the death of his wife, from which he never fully rallied.
After some time spent with his son. Lieutenant Julius T. Conhad,
Third Cavalry, he was drawn again to Washington; but failing health
led him to seek a milder climate, and in jNIarcli, 1897, he went to
Atlantic City, New Jersey. At first the sea breezes seemed to benefit
him, but the partial paralysis, caused by the thigh wound received at
jNIissiouary Kidge, grew worse and worse, confining him even more
<;losely to the house, while the bullet received in his head at Harpeth
Shoals, and which had never been extracted, caused such mental dis-
turbances as to finally bafHe the skill of the most prominent brain and
nerve surgeons and cause him to seek health in a sanitarium. There,
in imagination, he lived over again the stirring days in which he and
his comrades of the Army of tlie Cumberland had particnpated. Finally,
on July 16, 1897, his son and daughter being with him, he calmly fell
asleep, to enter into that " perfect peace and freedom from all pain,"
the knowledge of which had been denied him on earth, leaving as a
legacy to his children his valorous deeds, his beautiful character, th.e
remembrance of his great love and the knowledge that whenever his
name was mentioned it would be said of him, "The bravest are the
tenderest."

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BKEVET BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOSEPH SCOTT
FULLERTON.

Fi.LLKKTON. — Dii'd, siuldenly, in an accident on tlie F^altinioie an<l ()hi(>
railr(jad near Oakland, Md., March 1!>, 1897, Bkevet 1>1{1(.ai)Ii:k-( i knkkal
JosKi-n ScoiT I'l'LLKKTON, aged iVl years.

The (leatli of General Fullehton has removed one of the most
prominent, popular, and active members of our Society. He was one
of its organizers at the meeting in February, 18()(S, and at the first
annual Reunion, in December of that year, he was elected Treasurer,
and served as such by annual re-election until his death.

He was one of the leading ])ersonalities at all Reunions. Of
commanding and striking ap])earance, affable, genial, full of life and
energy, a good speaker, an excellent story-teller, thoroughly posted in
our army history, devoted to its fame and its leaders, and with a
record of enviable service with the most prominent of them, none re-
ceived a warnjer welcome from his Comrades.

i*^()t only to his family, but to a wide circle of earnest friends ex-
tending to all parts of the laud, his ap{)aHing death came as a great
shock and as a })ersonal sorrow. At the time of his death he was in
the full vigor of life, with extensive business enterprises on hand, and
w\is discharging intricate and importaut duties as chairman of the
Chickaraauga Park Commission. He was instantly killed by pre-
cipitation into the Youghiogheny River of the car in which he was
riding, his neck being broken by the fall. Though fully a hundred
men were engaged in the search for his body, it was not found until
the twentieth day, and then nine miles from the place of the accident.
He was buried in the family lot at Chillicothe, friends from all
sections of the country being present. A delegation from the So-
ciety, from the Loyal Legion, from the Chicka manga Park Commis-
sion, the War Department, with his former corps commander, Gen-
eral Stanley, attended from Washington.

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Gknkral Fullerton was bom in ]885, at Cliillicothe, Ohio.
He entered iMiarni University, at Oxford, Oliio, at the age of sixteen,
and gradnated in LS5G. He was suhsecjuently graduated from tlie
Law Sciiool in Cincinnati in 1858, and in that year settled in St.
Louis. Upon the opening of the controversies preceding the war he
warmly espoused the Union cause, taking sides in this matter against
hirge numbers of his closest friends. In the fall of 1861 he was sec-
retary of a commission composed of floN. Joskph Hoi/r, Judge
David Davis and the Hon. H. CAMP]}i:r.L, appointed by President
Lincoln to investigate the military affairs of the Department of the
West. He soon resigned in order to entei- the field, but could not
<lisengage himself from these duties till they were completed in \MV1,
■when, although oti'ered a commission as major of a Missouri regiment,
he preferred to enlist as a private, pleading his want of knowledge of
military afiairs. Li the fall of 1862, at the request of General Gor-
don Granger, he became an aid upon the staff' of tliat ofhcer, serv-
ing with him through the campaigns of the Armij of the Ctonberland
until after the battles about Chattanooga, when he was made assistant
adjutant-general of the Fourth Army Corps of the Army of the Cum-
ht'r((()i(l. He had been ])romoied to Chief of Staff, and remained as
such with Ctenkral Grangkr until the close of the Nashville Cam-
paign, when he continued to serve in the same capacity with (tkni:ral
Howard, who was })laced in command of the Fourth Corps. He
served through the Athmta Campaign, and at its close, upon the per-
sonal request of General Thomas, he remained witli that portion of
the Armtj of the CiDuhcrland which returned to Tennessee, and per-
formed distinguished duty upon the stafl' of that oflicer in the battle
of Nashville. He had noted records in all the battles of the Ann}/ of
tlie Cumberland. He was brevetted colonel " for distinguished service
and gallantry in the Atlanta campaign," and brigadier-genera! "for
most valuable services and distinguished personal gallantry at the
battles of Franklin and Nashville." After the war he assisted Gen-
eral Howaiu) in organizing the Freedmen's Bureau, but very soon
resigned his army commission. Li 18()r) he was appointed Acting
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tour of inspection of tlie Freednien's Bureau, where lie performed
most valuable services, he again resigned his commission, and, suc-
ceeding in having it accepted, he returned to St. Louis. He declined
the otter of a colonelcy of one of the uew regiments in the regular
army, otfered hy Pijksidp:nt Johnson, and was subsequently ap-
])ointed postmaster of St. Louis. He accepted tlds oiHce upon the
})ersonal request of the President, as it was evitlent that because of
his distinguished military record and his wide })opularity he could
he confii'med by the Senate, then in opposition to the President.
He held this office for two years, when he resigned and began the
practice of law. In 181)0, at the earnest solicitation of many of his
friends in the Avmij of iht Ctonberland, he removed from St. J^iouis to
Washington for the purpose of accepting the chairmanship of the
Chickaiuauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Commission,
tendered him by President Hakrison and Hon. Redfield Proc-
Tou, Secretary of War. He discharged the duties of this important
ollice with great energy, fidelity and efficiency, and it was while re-
turning from an official visit to the Chattanooga field that he met his
untimely fate.

l[is death transfers one of our best loved names to the fast
lengthening roll of our distiuiruished dead.

BREVET MAJOR-GENERAL R. W. JOHNSON.

/ Johnson. — Died at St. Paul, Minnesota, (luite suddenly of pneumonia,
April 21, 18M7, liKUi.vojKit and Buevet ]\f a.iok-Genkkai, T. S. A., U. W.
Johnson.

General Johnson was born in Kentucky, and at the time of
his death was about seventy years of age. He was ajipointed a cadet
at West Point, July 1, 1844, graduating in July, 1849; was a brevet
second lieutenant Sixth Lifautry until June 10, 1<S;")0, wdien he was^

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promoted to second lieutenant First Infantry; was appointed in the
Second Cavalry a first lieutenant, March 3, 1855, and captain in the
same regiment, December 1, 1856; brigadier-general of volunteers,
October 10, 18()1 ; major Fourth Cavalry, July 17, 18G2, and retired
with the rank of major-general, October VI, 18()7, for wounds re-
ceived in line of duty.

He was adjutant of the First Infantry, and regimental quarter-
master of the Second Cavah-y. After organization in 1855, the Second
Cavalry — then commanded by Albert Sidney Johnston, who was
killed leading the Confederate army at Shiloh — marched to Texas.
Lieutenant Johnson marched with this command from Jefferson
Barracks, Missouri, to Fort Mason, Texas. He was then regimental
quartermaster of the regiment, and in this capacity, and subsecjuently
as captain commanding a troop, he served at the old military posts
of Forts jMason and Belknap, Camps Colorado, Coo})ei- and liade-
luinski. During this time he had several engagements with Comanche
Indians, in one of which, on the headwaters of the Concho, he de-
feated the Indians with severe loss to them, capturing their horses
and cam}), and rescuing a Mexican prisoner from them. He partici-
l)ated in the disastrous defeat of the Comanches at the Wichita vil-
lages, October 1, 1858. Again defeated an Indian raiding [)arty near
Kickapoo Creek, February 18, 18()(). He accoiupanied the expedition
commanded by Major (Jeorge II. Thomas, in 1800, to the head-
waters of the Concho and Colorado Rivers. During the period
covered by this service, Cartain Johnson was repeatedly commended
and complimented in general orders from ihe War De})artment and
the Department of Texas. He was serving with his troop at Fort
Mason, Texas, when, in .Mai'ch, 18()1, the troops in Texas were sur-
rendered by General Twigos, and Johnson and his troop marched
to Indianola and sailed to New York, thence by rail to Carlisle Bar-
racks, Pennsylvania. The war had now fairly commenced, and Cap-
tain Johnson joined General Patterson in his Shenandoah Cam-
paign. In August, Johnson was allowed a leave of absence to ac-
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served with this fine regiment until October lltli, when he was ap-
pointed a brigadier-general of volunteers. He conunanded a l)rigade
in Buell's army on the march through Tennessee, but was prostrated
with fever at Columbia, Tennessee, and did not take part in the bat-
tle of Shiloh. Tie commanded a cavalry brigade in Bukll'.s retrograde
march to Louisville, and at Gallatin, August '28, 1862, was defeated
by the Confederate cavalry and taken prisoner. Being exchanged, he
was appointed to the command of a division and fought at Stone's
Kiver. lie was in the Tullahoma Campaign, and at Liberty Gap his
division rendered galhint service. At Chickaniauga, his division in
the fust day's fight drove the rebels, and captured seven pieces
of their artillery. lie was engaged in the defense of Chattanooga,
and at the battle of jNIissionary Ridge his division was one of the four
divisions of the Army of the Ciimherland which simultaneously arrived
at the crest of the ridge and stormed the rebel defense, inflicting a
disastrous and lasting defeat u})on the rebel army. Gioneral John-
son's division took part in all the engagements of the army on the
Atlanta Campaign until the battle of New Hope (/hurch, when he was
wounded by a shell, lie remained in command of his division until
August 22d, when he was obliged to retire from the field. When suf-
ficiently recovered, General Sherman a{)pointed hini chief of cavalry
of the jNFilitary Division of the INlississippi, but when the " mai-ch to
the sea" started, General Johnson rep(jrted to Geni:ral TiiOMAs,
who assigned him to a division of cavalry. At the battle of Nashville,
General Thomas highly complimented him for his skill and dash in
co-o{)erating with Lh-^utenant-Commander Fitch, commanding the
gun-boats, in promptly driving the rebels out of their batteries upon
the Cumberland River. After the battle of Nashville, he was put in
command of the district of Middle Tennes.see, and exercised this
command until mustered out of the volunteer service, January IT),
18(16.

In ^^arch, 18G7, he was retired as major-general, which was re-
duced to brigadier-general by act <>f Congress, ]\[arch .'5, 1875, he not
having lost a leg or arm in the service.

Johnson wrote a manual for Colt's breech-loadinic arms, and an

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excellent memoir of Gknkhal George H. Thomas, He was pro-
fessor of military science in the State University (tf INIissonri, and
also of tiie State University of Minnesota. He was an active business
man and at a litne very successful, but in the depression of real estate,
and the hard times of the last four years, he suffered grievous losses.
He was a man among men; big in stature, he was big of heart and
mind ; always cheerful, always hopeful, he inspired hope and faith in
his command, and having led a life of wonderful variety and activity
he yielded up his spirit with a Hrm faith in Christ Jesus, and the re-
surrection of the dead.

BREVET BRIGADIER-GENERAL WILLIA^I B. McCREERY.

Mt'Ciu:Eu\. - Died at Flint, Michigan, Deceuiber U, 189(j, P>im:vet I^kiga-
DiEit-CiKNEUAi^ William B. McCueeky, Colonel Tvventy-lirst .Michigan
Volunteer Infantry.

General Wieeiam B. McCreery was born in Mount INIorris,
State of New York, August 27, 1836, ami came to the State of
Michigan with his parents in 18.'>9, passing his boyhood in the then
village of I'lint, and early displaying those qualities of leadership
and good fellowship which so signally distinguished him later in life,
and which earned him so large a circle of friends. After finishing
his school life, young McCreery prepared himself for and was ad-
mitted as a member of the bar; but l)efore doing much as an attorney
the breaking out of the war occurred, and he was among the first to
otfer his services, enlisting INIay 25, 18G1, as a sergeant in Company E,
Second INIichigan Infantry. His ability and natural force of character
soon put him to the front, and we find him commissioned as captain
September 10, 1801.

That he was in truth a captain is fully demonstrated by the fact
of three wounds received in the one l)attle of Williamsburg, Ya.
(May 5, 1802), any one of which would have been sufficient to have

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sent a les.s brave and determined leader to the rear. On his recovery
from these wounds, the hite Governor Blaih, our revered war
governor, quick to recognize and appreciate merit, commissioned
Captain ^IcCkeery as Lieutenant-Coh)nel of the Twenty-first
Michigan Infantry (November 20, 1(SB2), and ordered him to his new
regiment tlien at or near Nashville, Tennessee, and a portion of
" Sill's l^rigade" of fighting Phil. Sheridan's division. He at once
made himself the virtual commander of the regiment — the colonel
being incapacitated by sickness, and soon after resigning. After only
about a niontii with his new command, he was called npon to take
niore than an ordinary part in the battle of Stone's River (December
31, 18(52, January 1, 2 and 3, 18G3), after the preliminary small en-
gagements at Lavergne on the 27th, and Steward's Creek on the 29th,
Sheridan's division saving the Union Army from untold disaster, our
late C'ompanion with his regiment contributing his full share, and
earning especial mention for gallantry in the report of his commander,
the kite General I^hil. Sheridan.

" Draper's History of the War," in its story of the battle, has
this reference: "He (Rosecrans) must establish a new line. The
l)ossibiHty of doing this — the fate of the battle — rested on Sheridan."
IjIEUtenant-Colonel McCreery was soon afterward made full col-
onel (February 3, 18()3), and with his regiment participated in the
ailvance of Rosecrans which terminated so abruptly in the terrible
battle of Chickamauga (September RJth, 20th, 21st), in which our
gallant Comrade, wliile rushing to the assistance of his stricken brigade
commander, was himself shot down by no less than three rebel bullets,
and, in the whirl of Sheridan's division to the rear, was left for dead
upon the fRdd ; but there was work yet for IMcCreery. He was
not dead, but badly wounded, and taken prisoner. Of his trip to
Libby Prison, his life there, and his final escape through the famous
"tunnel," he has left us a vivid account in his paper on this
subject. Colonel jMcCreery soon rejoined his regiment at Chat-
tanooga, and was with it for a few months, it being detailed on
garrison and engineer duty. There again his natural ada2)tability

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showed itself. Whetlier building a bridge, running a saw mill, buiKl-
ing a hospital or a fort, he seemed as much at home as when drilling
his rey:iment or leadinjr them under tire. For several months, (.'oL-
ONEL JNIcCkkkky was in command of the brigade. Upon the advance
of SfiEHMAN to Atlanta and the proposed march to the sea, Colonkl
JNlcCREKm' was constrained by his enfeebled condition, resulting from
the six wounds and his life in l^ibby Prison, and by the positive orders
of his surgeons to resign his command, September 14, 1864, and
he went home to die. How he was regarded by Ids superiors,
the "General Order" of that grand old Koman, Majok-General
George H. Thomas, among other things, says: "In accepting
the resignation of Colonel McCreery, the general commanding
takes occasion to exjiress his high appreciation of the soldierly
qualilies and ever faithful discharge of duty which have ever charac-
terized Coloni:l McCreery's actions." But the gallant colonel did
not die; there was more for him to do.

On his return home, he became actively engaged in business —
lumber, real estate, and mercantile — but never resumed his legal pro-
fession. He was soon called to take position in public life, and filled
the ofHces of (collector of internal i-evenue and state treasurer, besides
serving as mayor of his home city and various other local positions.
His last public service was as United States Consul at Valparaiso,
Chili, during the stormy time of the Balmaceda rebellion, and if a
chapter of unwritten history could be told by one of our brightest
naval commanders, we would learn that the commandant of the City
of Valparaiso was pointedly informed by the United States Consul,
and the commander of the United States war vessel then in the harbor,
that if reparation was not made at once f )r certain attacks on some
United States seamen, that " their town ivould be hlown d-ij high." That
the city is still there is evidence that the matter was adjusted. The
incident was characteristic of the num. The colonel was, however,
obliged to retire from active participation in ])ublic life, and passed his
last year or two in tlie enjoyment of a well-earned rest surrounded by
his family and hosts of friends, realizing that the rebel lead still in

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his body was slowly but surely doing its deadly work. So closed,
on the 9th day of December, 1896, the earthly career ot* our loved
Companion, leaving a record we are proud of, an honor to our state
and country, and his history a choice heritage to leave to our suc-
cessors. As a genial Companion, a public spirited man, a generous,
warm-hearted gentleman, Colonel jMcCkeehy had few ecpials. He
will long be missed by his friends and ac(juintances ; few, indeed,
among us will be so missed or mourned, and fesver still so deserving
of it.

C0L0NF:L JAMES PICKANDS.

PicKANDs.—Born, I)ecem])er 15, 1S:]0, at Akron, ().;.died, July 15, lSi)6,
at Cleveland, Ohio.

The f(jllowing tribute to Colonel Pickands is adopted from the
memorial of the Ohio Commandery, MiHtarij Order of the Loyal
Legion :

James Pickands came to Cleveland with his father's family in
J 854. After two years in the })ublic schools, he entered the employ
of- Samuel Payimond, mei'chant, on Superior street, as cashier, and
afterward served in a like capacity with Kendall tt Co, where the
breaking out of the war found him. Pie had been a member of the
Cleveland Grays for two years, and, as a corporal, went with his com-
])any at the first call for three months' troops, April 16, 1(S61. The
Grays were mustered into the First Pegiment, O, V. L, as E Com-
pany, under Colonel A. McDowell McC'ook. He was promoted
to sergeant, and again to first sergeant, at the battle of Vienna, and
with his ciunmaud participated in the battle of First Bull Pun.

He was mustered out at the expiration of his term of service.
IL^ was commissioned a caj)tain of Company K, Eighty-fourth O. V.
I., three months' service, June, 1862, in which capacity he performed
service at Cumberland, ^[d., and was mustered out at the expiration

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of three months. He was coniniissioned major, One lliiiidred and
Twenty-fourth O. V. I., three years' troops, October 21, 1802, and
served under General Gilbert at Nashville and Franklin in 18()o^
and with the ri<i;ht wino; of Rosecrans' army under General Hazen.
He was also in the campaign and battles at Chattanooga. He was
commissioned lieutenant-colonel January 1, LSb'], and commanded the
regiment at Brown's Ferry and the l)rigade at Mission Ridge. He
was in the campaign of Knoxville and East Tennessee with tlie First
]5rigade, Second Division, Fourth Army Corps; with Sherman's
army in the Atlanta Campaign and battles of Buzzards' Roost, Resaca,
Dallas, l^Jckets' INIills; wounded severely at New Hope Ciuirch in
leading an assault against General Pat. Clei5URNe'8 division; re-
turned and took command of his regiment at Atlanta; commissioned
colonel, and commanded his regiment at the battle of Fraidvlin and
Nashville and pursuit of Hood's army to Tennessee River. He was
then on post duty with his regiment at Nashville, and, with his regi-
ment, was ordered to Clevehmd for muster out at the close of the war.

In all of the commands with which lie was connected, he was a
general favorite, and his soldierly qualities attracted attention. While
a non-commissioned officer, he was very proficient in company drill,
and in tlie manual of arms was considered superior to any one in his
regiment. As a company officer, he was beloved by his men, and he
always looked out for their comfort and welfare. He was an ideal
Held officer and regimental comnuindei', and always insisted upon his
men having the best the quaitermaster and commissary afforded.
While considerate and prudent for the safety of his command, when
duty demanded, he would hold his lines to the severest work and
greatest exposure by his soldierly firmness and determined bravery.
There was no service so fatiguing nor persomd suffering so intense as
to wring from him the slightest complaint.

His cheei'fulnesi under adverse circumstances was such an exam-
ple to his officers and men that they bore the hardships of camp and
field as only heroes can. His self-control was so great that he would
not call attention to his battle wounds until others under his charge,

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likewise aftiicted, were attended to, and tlien in such a modest and
uncomplaining manner as not to cause solicitude.

Upon the close of the war, the Colonel entered the employ of
Clevfxand, Brown & Co., iron merchants, and, after two years'
service, he removed to Marquette, ^Michigan, where, with Jay C.
IMoRSE, he established the house (tf James Pickands & Co., dealers
in heavy hardware and mining supplies. There he mairied the
daughter of John Outhwaite, by whom he had tliree sons, who sur-
vive him. He was mayor of the City of iMarcpiette two terms, and
was always active in the promotion of the iron industries of that
district.

Upon the loss of his wife in 1881, he removed to Cleveland, and,
with Samuel ^Father, established the house of Tickands, ^Iatiier
tt Co., and built up an extensive trade in iron, iron ore, and trans-
portation, which is still carried on. In 1887, he married iNIi^s Seville
Hanna, of Cleveland, who survives him.

In private life, he was every thing that was noble in manhood,
gentle as a girl in manner, modest and unassuming, but steady as a
rock in danger or troul)le.

As a citizen, he was always patriotic and public-spirited, and ever
ready to aid, either with his influence or ))uise, whatever project was
clearly for the benefit of the community. He had no inclination for
})oliiical position, but was willing to serve in {)ositions of public trust,
•M\(\ when he consented to have his name ])roposed for one of the
Cleveland Soldiers' IMonuuient commissioners, he was unanimously
elected. He was a cheerful and liberal giver for all worthy objects,
and expressed his thanks in the most sincere manner to the friend
who called upon him for a subscription to a fund that in his opinion
merited encouragement. The poor and unibrtunate were ever his
charge, and the memoranda that were found in his desk, of worthless
loans to Comrades who were eager to start in business or needed
financial aid, and ai)plied to him for assistance, also to unfortunate
old soldiers, were many, and in some instances for considerable
amounts.

In social life, he was always a center around which congenial

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frieuds delighted to congregate, altliougb there was never an apparent
effort to attract attention. There was sometliing about his unselfish,
generous nature that made his companionship desirable.

In business life, he showed sagacity and fearlessness, and his
career was marked with a large degree of success. He was a man
who shunned no danger or disaster, and shared his properity with the
less fortunate.

His departure from our presence was unexpected, and the an-
nouncement of his deatii brought forth expressions of deep sorrow
from all who had the good fortune to be counted as friends and
acquaintances. To those who were near to liim, his presence will be
missed constantly, and they will find it hard to i-ealiz(^ that he is gone
beyond recall. We shall miss him throughout the restof our journey,
and shall hope to see him again when in Heaven the roll-call of tl)e
heroes is read.

, MAJOR GEOKGE STEVENS ROPER.

Koi'KH.— Died at Kockford, Illinois, February o, 1S^)7, Geoiuho Stevexs
1\ofi:k, late Cai)tain and Commissary of Subsistence and Brevet IMajor of
VohmttHTs, aged 05 years, 0 days.

George Stevens Roper was born in \Vorcester county, INIassa-
chuselts, on January 28, 1832. He was a lineal descendant of King
Philip, of the Pequods, and from that ancestral source may have in-
herited the strong patriotism and intense love of fieedom which
always characterized him. While yet a lad his parents removed to
Western Pennsylvania, and in that part of the country he grew to
young manhood with such advantages for education as the schools of
the neighborhood afforded. At the age of eighteen he took upon
himself the serious duties of life as a teacher in the common schools
of Pennsylvania, and later became a clerk in the mercantile business.
In 18r)4 he removed to Springfield, Illinois, later to Alton, and in
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ill Springfield that Major Roper learned to know and enthusiastically
admire Abraham Lincoln, and in tiie crisis of 18(10 threw himself
with indomitable energy into the presidential campaign, influencing
multitudes by his charm of manner and his gift of song. When tlie
cloud of war descended in 18()1, Major Roper hastened to place
himself at the disposal of the government. His first service was as
clerk in the commissary department of the State of Illinois. While
serving in that capacity he made the acquaintance of General
Ulysses S. Grant, who was then captain in the service of the state.
When General Grant was commissioned colonel, he received orders
to jH'oceed at once into Missouri, and asked Major Ropi::r to acconi-
pany him as acting commissary of the regiment. On their return,
(iEXERAL Grant oH'ered to })rocure him a commission as captain and
commissary of subsistence in the army. jMajor Roper accepted with
thanks, and soon after, on September 9, 18(51, received his commis-
sion and was ordered by the War Department to re})ort to General
Siii:rman at L(juisville, Kentucky. General Sherman ordered him
to report to General CJeorge H. Thomas for assignment to duty.
jMeeting General Grant later on, he was asked liow it happened
that he did not report to him on receiving his commission. The
major informed General GiiANT that he was ordered to re})ort to
GiCNERAL Sherman by the War Dej^artment. General Gi.'ant
then asked him if he would accept a position on his staff; but not
considering the change advisable at that time, he told General
Grant that if the opportunity came later he would gladly accept.
From that time until the war closed. Major Roper participated in
all the marches and campaigns in which the immediate command of
Gj:neral Gi:oroe H. Thomas took any part. He continued to serve
on the personal staff of Generaf. Thomas until after the battle of
Murfreesboro, when he was assigned first to the stalf of (ji:neral
JoiLN ^[. ScHOFn:Li), then to that of General James B. Steedman,
and later to tiiat of General J. M. Brannan. On May 24, ]8()4,
by the order of General Sherman, he was assigned to duty on the
military railroads, with heachpiarters at Nashville, Tennessee, and was
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LUM. Nashville at that time was the most important post and depot of
supplies for the Army of the Cumherlandy and a large number of offi- . |

€ers, of the commissary and quartermaster's departments especially, ^^^

were on duty there. His genial and whole-souled manner soon made ■ .'

him a general favorite with them all, and those that still survive will J.^

always tliink of him as one of the brightest and wittiest of that circle. t-

In January, 18G2, Captain Ropek was brevetted major and commis-
sary of subsistence, and his military services were rendered under that
rank until January '28, 18i)0, when he was mustered out. He re-
turned at once to his home and engaged in business, first at St. Louis,
then at Alton, and finally located at Kockford, Illinois, where in 1880
he organized the Manufacturers and Merchants' jMutual Insurance
Company, and as secretary of that corporation conducted with great
i^uccess its business affairs until the day of his death. Major Ropeh
was always an eutluisiastic member of the Grand Army of tJie Iiepublio
from the time of its orgaidzation until his death, and was one of the
staif of Colonel John A. Lawler when he was commander-in-chief
He was also a companion of the Loyal Legion, Commandery of tiie
State of Illinois. ]\Iajor Uoper was one of the earliest members of
the Society of the Army of the Ciu)d>erland, and very active at all the
meetings. Personally a most kindly, lovable nature, his genial s}>irit,
his boundless sympathy, his perfect loyalty to country and to fi-iends,
can never be forgotten by the Comrades who knew him so well. He
was the life and soul of many a meeting — his gift of song, so heartily
appreciated, moving to tears or to laughter according to the merry or
tender mood of the singer. Major Koper was in ill health f )r about
two years, and died at 2:80 o'clock on the morning of Febi'uary 3,
1897.

The following tribute to Colonel Roper was prepared for
l)resentation at the fall meeting of the Fire Underwriters* Associa-
tion of the Northwest :

George Stevens Roper was born on a farm near Worcester,
Massachusetts, on January 28, 1832.
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When a boy, liis parents moved to Western Pennsylvania, and
there he grew from youtli to early manliood witli such limited ad-
vantages for education as that part of ihe country aHorded. lie was
a hard-working hoy, and nearly every night, by the aid of a tallow
candle, was studying his books, and thus kept in advance of his class.

When eighteen years old, he had so mastered the rudimentary
branches that the school trustees employed him as a teaclier in the
public school. Here he improved the opportunity lor study and won
the esteem of the business men. When Ins term expired, he was em-
ployed as a clerk in the country store, which position he retained
until 18r)4, when he removed to S{)ringfiel(l, Illinois, and became a
clerk and bookd-ceeper in one of the largest and best-known dry goods
stores in Central Illinois.

Hooks were his best friends; his leisure hours were spent in the
public library, and he soon became the secretary of the Springfield
Library Association, in which capacity he became personally ac-
quainted with a host of distinguished men, who made the capitol
of Illin(»is famous as a resort for many of the greatest men ol" this
century.

In ]8()1, when President Lincoln issued his first call for troops,
he, by request of Governor Yates, entered the service of the State
of Illinois, and on SejUember i), 18('>1, was commisssioned a captain
and comnnssary of subsistence in the Union army, and rejiorted for
duty to General George H. Thomas, at Crab Orchard, Kentucky.
From that time until the close of the war, he })articipated in all the
inarches and canq)aigns in which the troops under the immediate coni-
nuind of General Thomas took a part. After the battle of Mur-
freesboro, he was assigned to the stafi' of General Schofield, then
to that of General Steedman, and later to that of General
Brannan.

Gn JNIay !M, 18(54, he was, l)y the order of General Shi:kma\,
assigned to duty on the military railroads centering in Nashville,
Tennessee, and was thereafter under the immediate command of Gen-
eral ]M(;Callum.

In January, 18()1^, for conspicuous and meritorious conduct, he

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was breveted major and commissary of subsistence, and his military
service was rendered under that rank until he was honorably mustered
out, January 28, 186fi.

Tiie war »)ver, he returned to his home in Springlield. His first
engagement was as clerk in a store in St. Louis, Missouri, which posi-
tion he retained until he moved to Alton, Illinois, and engaged in
the insurance business. For several years he traveled extensively
throughout the West as special agent and adjuster, and was very
favorably known to most of the field force of the insurance fraternity.

In Sei)tember, 1881, he was elected secretary of the Manu-
facturers and jMerchants' Mutual Insurance ('ompany, of Rockford,
Illinois, where he assumed, and successfully maintained, the general
management of that corporation until called to that "Land beyond
the Kiver" where he has found a "Sweet forever," and will "King
the Golden Bells for you and me." He had for many years been an
honored luember of this Association, and took great interest and pleas-
ure in attending its meetings.

" We shall meet, but we sliall miss him,
There will be one vacant chaii'."

He died at Rockford, Illinois, February l>, 180(). The finieral
services wei'e held in the Church of the Christian Lni(jn, I\i:v.
Thomas Kerr officiating. The church was well fiikMl long before tlie
hour of the service. There were friends from distant cities; a special
car was run from Chicago containing delegates froni the different
Masonic bodies, from the Millfary Onler of iheLoiidl Lecfioii, from the
a rand Army of tJie Jicpiiblic, and from members of this Association.
The suiroundiiig towns and counti'yside contril)uted many who had
felt the influence of a blameless life, and who felt the loss of the
kindly, big-hearted man to be a personal one. Not one-tenth of those
who who desired to hear the services could get in, the church beinij
crowded to suffocation. Never, in the history of that beautiful city,
has there been a tribute so genuine, so general and so affecting ))aid
any citi/en who has been called away from earthly scenes. He was

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buried with military and with Masonic honors in the cemetery near
that city.

In the passing of Major Roper, the social, industrial, commer-
cial, civic, and religious interests of the day have sustained a great
loss. In each of these relations, he bore a conspicuous and beneficent
part. His death was indeed to multitudes of this country as a per-
sonal bereavement.

A man of uniform kindliness, courtesy and generosity ; in business,
able, experienced and honorable; in friendship, unselfish, unfaltering
and enthusiastic; from childhood and youth well beloved in word
and deed, ever true to his mental, moral and religious convictions ;
thus. Major Roper rose high in the respect and confidence of all
with whom he came in contact, endearing himself in an ever-widening
intimacy. Let his name be held in lasting, grateful fuemory !

This Association desires to keep his name in enduring remem-
brance, and to assure his family of its deep sympathy in their loss.

I3REVET LIEUTENANT-COLONEL WILLIAM HENRY SIN-
CLAIR.

Sinclair. — Died suddenly of apoplexy at Uochester, N. Y., January
11, LS97, Brevet LieutenaxVt-Colonel ^^'lLLIAM ITkxuv Sinclair, ,Major
ami Adjutant-ljleneral United States Army, and Adjutant-lu'neral of the
Fourth Cor}.)s Anny of (Ite (Jtniibirland.

Colonel Sinclair was born near Akron, Ohio, of Scottish
parents. In early life his parents moved to Jamesville, Michigan,
where the boy grew to be a man, his only college the public school of
his village. On the farm, owned by his father, he did his full share
of hard work, and in 18(U, he being full grown, strong and comely,
enlisted, and was duly drilled as a private in C!on)pany C, Seventh
Michigan Infantry. This regiment was sent to Washington, and for
a time stationed on the Potomac, where Private Sinclair walking
his silent sentry's post at night reported when relieved, "All cjuiet

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iiloug the Potomac." But Sinclair was too bright a youth to remain
long a private ; he was a corporal, sergeant and sergeant-major in rapid
succession, and September 7th was appointed second lieutenant in
Dee's Third Michigan Battery.

This battery was attached to Stanley's division, Armij of the Mis-
dmppl, operating on the Mississippi River, and commanded by General
John Pope. A division ordnance officer being necessary Lieutenant
Sinclair was detailed for tiuit duty, and was so efficient tiiat when
Captain Dean Colkman, adjutant-general of tlie division, was killed
at the battle of Corinth, Lieutenant Sinclair was the natural suc-
cessor to his place, and upon the recommendation of his division com-
inaniler, approved by GenePvAL Rosecrans, he was ai)pointed captain
and adjutant-general.

In liis experience of this year, 18()2, he had done his full share
in the siege and capture of Island No. 10; in the advance upon and
capture of Corinth, in the battle of luka, and in the battle of Corinth.

Being ti-ansferred to the Army of the (Jui)ibeiiaiid when GknePvAL
Rosecrans took command, Sinclair became adjutant-general of the
cavalry of the Armi/ of the Ciunhedand, and ^vas from henceforth a
prominent officer of that army until the last man was mustered out
of service. His first service in this army was in re-organizing the
cavalry, which was only partly completed when the battle of Stone's
River, or jNIurfreesboro. occurred. Sinclair was ever nearest to
where fighting was going on, an<l to see his bright and cheerfid face
lighted up with the excitement of a charge in prospect, or accom-
plished, was as good as a re-enforcement of a whole regiment.

His activity anil bi'ighlness, his bravery and enter})rise in the
field were duly supplemented by his systematic administration in his
office. Neat himself in his dress, and graceful in his handwriting, he
inculcated order and neatness, and without undue conceit. I doubt if
any set of records were turned in at the end of tlie war so neat as
those of the Fourth Corps.

In all the glorious deeds of that corps, from Rocky Face Ridge to
Atlanta, facing Hood's invasion of Tenness(^.e, at Spring Hill, at
Franklin and Nashville, Sinclair was the ever-wakeful, vigilant and

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useful officer. I doubt if a more thorougli staff officer was developed
anywhere in our armies during our Civil War.

After Nashville, the war ended in Tennessee, aud upon Lee's sur-
render the Fourtli Corps was ordered to Texas to bring pressure to
bear upon ^MAXEMiLErAN. Sinclair accompanied the corps, and
liking the country and the people he made this his home, and raised
a family, and built up a [)roHtablc business in (Jalveston, the city of
liis adoption.

Being a staunch republican he soon became a leader in his party ;
was elected to the Legislature and was Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, but he soon tired of political life, and although he held
the position of collector of internal revenue and postmaster of Galves-
ton, he never again sought any elective office. He was essentially a
business man ; was a long time })resident of the street railway com-
pany, which he itnproved from .several little impoverished corporations,
with rickety tracks and cars drawn by little rats of mules, until he
gave Galveston the best street railway system in Texas.

In business, as in soldiering, Sinclair was thorough, active,
cheerful, gracious. No one ever saw Sinclair gloomy, few ever saw
him in ill humor. He lived far from our places of meeting, and yet
we many times saw his happy face and heard his merry laugh at our
Keunions. His wife, an admirable lady, and model wife and mother,
whom he married in the middle of the war, died a year and a half be-
fore the colonel's death.

He died in harness; as suddenly as if struck by the cannon shot
he had so often faced. He was cut down by apoplexy wdiile busy
working up a railway problem. His three sons, Harry, TjOuis and
Stanley, are all grown, the latter nineteen years old. They are tine
boys, and give promise of being worthy of a noble father.

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BREVET BRIGADIER-GENERAL FREDERICK TOWN-
SEND, U. S. A.

Tlie Committee on Memoirs luis received the following tribute to
General Townsend from the office of the ii<ljiitant-general of the
♦State of New York, diued Albany, September 11, 1897:

General Frederick Townsend, of this city, departed this life
to-day at his summer home of Luzerne.

General Townsend entered the military service of the State in
1855, as captain of an independent company, to-day Company B of
the Tenth Battalion, and was appointed colonel of the Seventy-sixth
Keoiinent, Militia, August 21, 1850.

He was promoted to be adjutant-general of the state, January 1,
1857, and re-ai)[)()inted January 1, 1859. During those two terms of
service, the practical and serviceable re-organization of the uniformed
militia of the state was effected mainly through his well-directed
efforts.

Immediately upon leaving the office of adjutant-general, he be-
came the captain of a new company, the present Company A of the
Tenth Battalion.

At the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, he was active
in organizing volunteers, and became colonel of the Third Regiment
of Volunteer Infantry, which regiment he took to the field, and in
command of which he took part in the engagement at Big l^ethel, Va.,
June 10, 18G1.

/ Subsequently, he resigned the colonelcy of this regiment and
accepted the appointment of major of the Eighteenth U. S. Infantry,
and was engaged for some time in mustering volunteers in the LJniled
States service. In August, 1861, he joined his regiment, which was
being organized at Columbus, Ohio, and with its Second Battalion
took the field in December, 1861 ; commanding this battalion and at
times the two battalions of the regiment iu the field, he took part in
the skirmish at Pea Ridge, Miss.; the siege of Corinth, Miss.; the

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.«kirnii>li near 8prini:fiel(l, Ky.; the battles of Perryville, Ky., and
IMurfVeesboro, Tenn.; and the .skirmish at, Eagleville, Tenn. Shortly
after the l)att!e of ]\rurfrpesl)()r(), Genkkal Uosecrans selected him
to carry his report of, and colors captured in, that battle to Washin<;-
ton. Later in 1863, he was appointed acting assistant ])rov()St marshal
general, an<l placed in cliarge of the northern district of this state.
October 20, ]8()4, he was promoted t(» lieutenant-colonel in the Ninth
U. 8. Infantry, and March 26, 1868, he resigned from the legular
army. For his services during the war, the Piesident and Senate ap-
pointed him lieutenant-colonel in the United States aiiny by brevet
for gallant and meriti>rious service at the battle of Mnrfreesboro ;
colonel United States army by brevet ^<n' meritorious and faithful
service in the recruitment of the armies of the Ignited States, and
brigadier-general United States army by brevet for faithful and meri-
torious services diii-ing the war.

He re-entered the military service of the state as brigadier-gen-
eral of the Ninth Brigade, July 2, 1878, and January 1, 1880, was
for the third time appointed adjutant-general of the state, holding
this office until December 81, 1882. During these thi-ee years, he
continued the work and plan conceived by him in 1<S57, wisely le-
duced the strength of the National Guard, estai)lished a permanent
camp of instruction, and procured a state uniform for the troops, lay-
ing by his — often unaided — efforts the foundation for the present
efficiency of the National Guard.

Genkkai. TowN8t:NL)'s name has been for years and svill continue
to be a household word in the military family of the state, the highest
renown that can be awarded to liis work, which has alieady borne
such satisfactory fruit.

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ORDERS AND SPECIFICATIONS

OF THE

Badge of the Army of the Cuinherlaiid.

ADOPTED l)Y TlIK SOCIETY.

IIkadc^uakters Department of the Cumbekland,

, Nashville, Tenn., Ju)ie 19, 1^65.
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No. 41. j

At a meeting of the officers and enlisted men of the Army of the
Ciinihcrlaml, serving in this vicinity, held at the Headquarters of the
Artillery command of the Fourth Army Corps, on Saturday, June lOth
inst., f)r the purpose of considering the propriety of adopting a badge
to signalize and perpetuate the history of the Army of the Cumberland,
it was unanimously agreed to adopt such a badge, and the following
officers were appointed a committee to report a design for the same :

Brevet Brigadier-General J. L. Donaldson, Chief Quarter-
master Department of the Cumberland;

Brevet Brigadier-General E. Opdycke, Commanding Brigade,
Fourth Corps ;

Brevet Colonel W. H. Greenwood, Assistant Inspector-General,
Fourth Corps;

Lieutenant-Colonel W. L. Foulke, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry ;

Captain K. H. Litson, Twenty-second Indiana Volunteer In-
i'antry.

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On motion, the following preamble and resolutions were then
adopted :

WiiEKKAS, Many of the soldiers of the Arm^ of the Cumherland
are about to abandon the profession of arms, and a(i:ain mingle in the
peaceful pursuits of home —

Resolved, That, in parting with each other, we do so with
niingled feelings of sorrow, sadness, and pride ; sorrow, because
iVicnds, bound together by ties formed on many battle fields, must
part; sadness, at turning our backs upon the thousands of fresh-made
graves of our brave Comrades; and pride, because it has been our
good fortune to be numbered among the members of the Army of
the Cumherhind, and have each done his part in proving to the
world that republics have the ability to maintain and perpetuate
themselves.

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Jiesolved, That in parting, we do as we have many times done
in the face of the enemy, renew our pledges of unending fidelity to
each other; and that, in wdiatever position in life we may happen to
be, we will never permit our affections to be estranged from those who
continue to fight our battles, but that we will sustain and defend them
at all times and in all proper places.

Jiesolredy That the following named persons, and none others, are
authorized to wear the badge of the Annt/ of tlie Cmnhevkuid:

I. All soldiers of that army now in service and in good standing.

II. All soldiers who formerly belonged to that army, and have

received honorable discharges from the same,

Resolved, That any soldier of the Anmj of the (Aimhevland, who is

now entitled to wear the badge of the army, who may hereafter be

dishonorably dismissed the service, shall by such discliarge forfeit the

right to wear such badge.

Re.^olved, That we exhort all members of the Armu of the Cumber-
land to discountenance any attem])t on the part of any unauthorized

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persons to arrogate to themselves honor to which they are not entitled,
by wearing oin- badge.

The Badge Committee then invited all to send in designs, and
announced tliat the Committee would be open to receive them until 9
A. M., Wednesday, June 14th.

The badge described in the accompanying specifications having,
since that date, been selected by the Committee, the same is adopted,
and is hereby announced as the badge of the Army of the Cumberland.

By Command of Major-General Thomas.

WILLIAM D. WHIPPLE,

Brigadier-General and Assidant Adjutant-General.

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SPECIFICATIONS FOR BADGE OF THE ARMY OF^ THE
CUMBERLAND.

1. Star — Five-pointed. Suspended, point upward. Frosted, gold or

silver, with polished edge, one twenty-fourth of an inch wide.
Points of star blunt or very slightly rounded. Radius of circle
of outer points, nine-tenths of an inch; of inner points, four
; and a half tenths of an inch.

2. Triangle — In center of Star, point upward. Frosted, gold or

silver, with polished edge one twenty-fourth of an inch wide,
\ elevated above Star one thirty-second of an inch ; or engraved,

if wearer chooses. Triangle of such size as to leave space
around it in frosted part of the Star.

3. Acorn — In center of triangle. Polished, gold or silver, with frosted

cap and polished stem, in alto relievo, or engraved. Acorn of
' such size as to leave space around it in frosted part of triangle.

Enameled natural color, if the wearer chooses.

4. Ribbon — Silk — Red, White, and Blue — three-quarters of an inch

wide, one and one-fourth inches long.

5. Pin. — Concave, oval, five-tenths of an inch long, two and a half

tenths of an inch wide. Frosted, gold or silver, witli ])olished
Qd^i^Q raised. Laurel wrcMtli surrounding oval, which is sup-
ported at both sides by pillars. Oval to be one-sixteenth of an
f inch above wreath, with ''Army of ilie Cnmhcrland'' engraved

therein. Entire oval between pillars, seven and a half tenths
of an inch long.

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Constitution.

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CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

The name and title of this association shall be the " Society of
THE Army of the Cumberland," and said Society shall include
every officer and soldier who has at any time served with honor in
that army.

Honorary members may be elected from those officers who have
become distinguished in any of the armies of the United States.

AirncT.K ir.

The object of the Society shall be to perpetuate the memory of
the fortunes and achievements of the Army of the Ctnnherland; to pre-
serve that unanimity of loyal sentiment, and tliat kind and cordial
feeling which lias been an eminent characteristic of this army, and the
main element of the power and success (d' its elibi'ts in behalf of the
cause of the Union. The history and glory of the otticers and .'^oldiers
belonging to this army, who have fallen either on the field of battle or
otherwise, in the line of their duty, shall be a permanent and sacred
trust to this Soc'iety, and every efibrt shall be made to collect and pre-
serve tlie proper memorials of their services, to inscribe their names
upon the roll of honor, and transmit their fauie to posterity. It shall
also be the object and bounden duty of this Society to i-elieve, as far
as f)ossible, the fannlies of such deceased ofHcers and soldiers, when
in indigent circumstances, either by the voluntary contribution of the
mend>ers, or in such oiher manner as they may determine, when the
cases are brought to their attention. This provision shall also here-
after apply to the suffering families of those members of the Society

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who may, in the future, be called hence, and the welfare of the
soldier's widow and orphan shall forever be a holy trust in the hands
of his surviviuo: comrades.

ARTICLE III.

For the purpose of effecting these objects, the Society shall be
organized by the annual election of a President, and a Vice-President
from each state having soldiers in the Army of the Cumberland (to be
nominated by members from the several states), a Corresponding Sec-
retary, a Recording Secretary, and a Treasurer.

The Society shall meet once in every year; the time and place
of the next meeting to be selected by ballot at each meeting. All
members of the Society who are prevented, by any cause, from per-
sonally attending are expected to notify the Corresponding Secretary,
and to impart such information in regard to themselves as they may
think proper, and as may be of interest to their brethren of the
Society.

Having a fraternal feeling for, and honoring the glorious etf()rts
of our brothers in arms belonging to other armies, who have shared
with us the service of saving our Government, the President and
either of the Vice-Presidents shall be authorized to invite the attend-
ance of any officer of the United States armies at any of our annual
meetings.

By-Laws.

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BY-LAWS.

I. All meetings of this Society shall be opened by prayer to
Almighty God by a former Chaplain of the army, or by a minister of
the gospel, to be selected for the occasion by the President of the

Society.

II. Every officer and soldier desiring to become a member of
this Society shall, n{)on signing the Constitution, pay to the Treasurer
the sum of five dollars as au initiation fee, and thereafter the like sura
of five dollars per annum, as yearly dues; and shall thereupon be
entitled to a copy of the Proceedings of the Society, when published,
free of charge.

III. Any member who shall be in arrears for dues for a period
of two years shall have his name dropped from the rolls.

IV. All moneys paid out by the Treasurer shall be upon the
written order of the Kecording Secretary, approved by the written
consi'ut of the President; and at each annual meeting of the Society,
the Treasurer shall make a full report of his receipts and disburse-
ments.

V. When the place of the next annual meeting of this Society
shall be decided upon, the President shall appoint an Executive Com-
mittee of three (3) members, resident at sucb place or contiguous
thereto, whose duty it shall be to make all needful preparations and
arranfrements for such meetinir.

VI. That prior to the final adjournment of the Society, at such
annual meeting thereof, the President shall appoint a committee of
three meujbers, residents of the city in which such meeting shall be,
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aud not officers of the Society, as a committee on bills and claims,
and to such committee all claims against the Society, of ^vhatever
character, should be referred for investigation and allowance before
being paid. • '

VII. No member of the Society shall speak more tlian once on
any question of business, and no longer than five minutes, without the
consent of the Society first obtained.

VIII. At each annual meeting there sliall be selected, in such
manner as the Society shall determine, from the members of the So-
ciety, a person to deliver an address upon the history of the Avmij of
the Cumberland, and the objects of the Society, at the next annual

IX. CiisMng's Manual of Parliamentary Law shall be authority
for the government and regulation of all meetings of this Society.

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OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY.

For 1897-1898.

President.
General W. S. Kosecrans.

Corresponding Secretary.
General H. V. Boynton

Recording Secretary.
Colonel J. W. Steele.

IVeasurer.
Hon. John Tweedale.

Historian.
Colonel G. C. Kniffin.

Execatice Cornniittee,

OFFICERS OF T1[E SOCIETY EX-OFFICIO.

General C. II. Grosvenor, Chairman,

General W. A. Robinson,

General I). S. Stanley,

General J. AV. Burke,

General J. Barnett,

Captain J. W. Foley,

General li. A. Alger,

General A. IUird,

General T. J. Wood,

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General J. W. Burke, Ala])aiiia.
General T. T. Crittenden, California.
Major A. J. Phillips, Connecticut.
Colonel ^f. II. Fitch, Colorado.
General J). S. Stanley, District of Columbia.
General James II. AVilson, Delaware.
Major Georue S. Davis, Georgia.
General A. C. McClurg, Illinois.
General Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
Colonel Dwight Bannister, Iowa.
Sergeant Henry J. Aten, Kansas.
Colonel AV. R. Milward, Kentucky.
General Francis Fessenden, Maine. .\

General Orland Smith, Maryland.
Colonel Horace Fisher, Massachusetts.
General G. S. Wormer, Micliigan.
General J. W. Bishop, Minnesota.
Colonel Frank Askew, Missouri.
Colonel Peter T. Swaine, Montana.
General C. F. Manderson, Nebraska.
General Anson G. AEcCook, Xew York.
General James Barnett, Ohio.
General W. A. ]\orinson, ^Pennsylvania.
Major W. J. Colburn, Tennessee.
General Nathan Kimball, Utah.
Captain George I. Robinson, Wisconsin.

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LIST OF MEMBERS.

Adair, John S., Adjutant 97th Ohio Inf., McConnelsville, O.

Attteck, Wm. J., Adjutant 24th Ohio Inf., Sandusky, O.

Alger, Russell A., J3revet jNIajor-General U. S. V., Detroit, Mich.

Anderson, Edward, Colonel 12th Indiana Cav., Danielsouville, Conn.

'-ivVnderson, N. L., Brevet Major-General U. S. V.

'i^Anderson, Jlobert, ]^revet IMajor-General U. 8. A.

Andrew, W. W. , Captain 21st Indiana Battery, INIinneapolis, Kan.

Askew, Frank, Colonel 15th Ohio Inf., Brevet Brigadier-General U.

S. v., Kansas City, Mo.
Aten, Henry J., Sergeant <sr)th Illinois Inf., Pliawatha, Kan.
Atkins, Smith I)., lirevet Major-General U. S. V., Freoport, 111,
Atwood, E. B., Lieutenant-Colonel, A. Q. iNI., U. S. A.

Bachtell, Satnuel, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. V., Ci)luinbus, O.
Baird, A., Brevet Major-General U. S. A., Washington, D. C.
Baldwin, A. B., Captain Oth Ohio Light Battery, Akron, O.
'i'^Banning, H. B. , Brevet Major-General U. S. V.
Bannister, D., Brevet Colonel, Paymaster U. S. V., Ottumwa, Iowa.
Barker, W. W., Brevet Lieut. -Colonel, C. S., U. S. V., Pittsburg, Pa.
Barnard, Job, Sergeant 7od Indiana Inf., Washington, D. C.
Barnes, F. I., Private 11th U. S. H. Art., Fort Custer, Montana.
Barnett, James, Brevet Brigadier-Genei'al U. S. V., Cleveland, O.
-'^Barnum, H. A., Brevet Major-General U. S. V.
■'■'Barrell, Henry C, Surge<jn .38th Illinois Inf
^Bartholomew, W. H., INIajor 34th Inf., U. S. A.

* Deceased.

168

Army of the Cumberland.

^i^Bates, Caleb, Major, A. D. C, U. S. V.

Beardsley, George A., INIajor 13th New Jersey Inf., Newark, N. J.

-''Beatty, Samuel, Brevet IMajor-General U. S. V.

Belknap, Cliarles E., IMajor 21st IVIichigan Inf., Grand Rapids, Mich,

'i^Bestow, Marcus P., Brevet Colonel, A. A. G., U. S. V.

Betts, Charles M., Lieut.-Colonel 15th Penn. Cav., Philadelphia, Pa.

Bevins, L. G., First Sergeant Co. E, 29th Ohio Inf., INIeridan, Conn.

*Bickham, Wm. D., Major, A. D. C, U. S. V.

*Bigelow, H. AV., Captain 14th Ohio Inf.

Bingham, J. D., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. A. (retired). Union

League Club, Philadel})iiia, Pa.
*Bird, Ira II., Lieutenant, Quartermaster 2d Ohio Inf.
Bishop, John S., Colonel 108th U, S. C. Inf., Captain 13th IT. S. Inf.,

U. S. A.
Bishop, Judsoi] W., Brevet Brig. -General U. S. V., St. Paul, Minn.
Bissenger, Philip, Captain 79th Penn. Inf., Beading, Pa.
*Blackmer, Collins, Brevet Captain U. S. A., Lafayette, Ind.
Blake, E. R., Color-Sergeant 24th Wis. Inf., Port Washington, Wis.
Blakeley, A., Lieutenant-Colonel 78th Penn. Inf., Pittsburg, Pa.
Blakesley, A. jM., Captain Co. E., 74th Illini)is Inf., Rock Island, 111.
Boal, Charles T., Lieutenant 88th Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.
Bockins, Charles J., First Lieutenant and R. Q. M. 22d JMichigan

Inf., jMarion, Ind.
*Bogue, Roswell G., Surgeon 19th Illinois Inf.
Bond, Frank S., jNlajor, A. D. C, U. S. V., New York City.
''=Boone, Thomas C, Colonel 115th Ohio Inf.

Boring, E. McC, First Lieutenant 79th Penn. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa.
''=B()ughtou, Horace, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.
*Boyd, James S., Lieutenant-Colonel 51st Illinois Inf.
Boyd, Rt)bert INI., Private 24th Wisconsin Inf., Racine, Wis.
Boynton, H. V., Brevet Brig.-General U. S. V., Washington, D. C.
'l^Brackett, Albert G., Colonel U. S. A. (retired).
Bradish, A. B., Captain 21st Wisconsin Inf., Ottawa, 111.

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Bradley, L. P., Brevet Brigadier-GeDeral U. S. A. (retired), Tacoma,

Wasli.
*Brannan, John M. , Brevet Major-General U. S. A.
Brannan, L. J., Private lOtli Ohio Inf., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Brayton, G. J\[., Lieut.-Colonel 9th U. S. Inf., Washington, D. C.
Breckinridge, J. C, Brigadier-General, Inspector-General U. S. A.
Hreniner, David F., Captain 19th Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.
Briaut, C. ]^., Colonel 88th Indiana Inf., Huntington, Ind.
Brinkman, Henry, Private 1st Kentucky Inf., Cincinnati, O.
-'-Bristow, Beujaniin H., Colonel 8th Kentucky Cav.
Bronsoii, John P., Private 14th Ohio Inf., Toledo, O.
'■'Brooke, Hunter, Brevet Lieutenant-C'olonel U. S. V.
^^Brown, Calvin W., Lieutenant 2d Kentucky Inf.
'■'-Brown, D. D. S., Major, Paymaster U. S. V.

Brown, Leonard, First Sergeant Co. F., 108th O. V. I., Columbus, O.
Brubaker, John PL, Sergeant 86th Illinois Inf., Benson, 111.
-'^Brutnley, J. I)., Surgeon U. S. V.

Brunn, Leonard, Sergeant 108th Ohio Inf., Columbus, O.
'iL)Uckinghain, E., Captain l]r)th Ohio Inf.
Buell, D. C, Major-Geueral U. S. V., Paradise, Ky.
■'•^Buell, Geo. P,, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. A.
Buford, L. :\l., ]\[ajor and A. D. C, U. S. V., El Paso, Texas.
Bunker, Henry S., Commissary-Sergeant 9()th Ohio Inf., Toledo, O.
-Bunts, William C, Captain 125th Ohio Inf.
Burke, Andrew H., 75th Illinois Inf., Duluth, Minn.
Burke, J. W., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Mobile, Ala.
Burkhalter, J. L., Captain 86ih Illinois Inf., Galesburg, 111.
Burnett, H. L., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., New York City.
'i'Burns, Robert, Lieutenant-Colonel 4th Michigan Cav. ' » "

'^Burroughs, George, Brevet INIajor U. S. x\.
Burt, Andrew S., Colonel 25tli U. S. Inf., U. S. A.
Butler, John G., IMnjor of Ordnance, U. S. A.
Butterfield, Daniel, ]\[ajor-Geueral U. S. V., New York City.

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Army of Die Cumherlaml.

Cable, C. A., Captain 18th Oliio Inf., Nelsouville, O.
'i'Cainpbell, J. A., Brevet Brigadier-General, A. A. G., U. S, V.
Cannon, Thomas J., Lieutenant 6th Kentucky Inf., l^altiinore, jNfd.
'i'Carlin, David B., Lieutenant 18th Ohio Inf.

Carlin, W. P., Brigadier and Brevet IMajor-General U. S. A. (retired).
Carlton, Caleb Henry, Colonel 8th Cav. U. S. A.
Carlton, Tiiomas J., Lieutenant 22d Indiana Vol. Inf , Plainfield, Ind.
Carman, E. A., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Washington, D. C.
Cai-penter, G. S., Captain 14th U, S. Inf., A^ancouver Bks, Wash,
('arringtou, H. B., Brigadier-General U. S. V., Hyde Park, jMass.
Carrington, Julius M., Lieutenant lOth Michigan Inf., Cleveland, 0.
■-'^Carson, J. J., Captain od Kentucky Inf
Cary, Eugene, Captain 1st Wisconsin Inf., Chicago, 111.
-Case, C. P., Captain oGth Indiana Inf, Signal Officer U. S. V.
Chail'ee, E. T., Adjutant 84th Indiana Inf, Greenville, Ind.
■-'^Chalfant, David, Captain 51st Ohio Inf.

Chamberlain, H. S., Captain iV. Q. M., U. S. V., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chamberlin, Wm. II., Private oGtIi Illinois, Inf, Pittsfield, Mass.
Chandler, W. P., Lieutenant-Coh)nel o5th Illinois Inf, Danville, 111.
Chapin, John W., Sergeant 1st Ohio Cav., Bismarck, N. D.
-'^Christy, R. C, Chaplain 78th Pennsylvania Inf
^Clancy, C. W., Colonel 52 Ohio Inf

•'■Clarkson, Eloyd, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 12th N. Y. Cav.
Cleary, P. J. A. (Surgeon U. S. V., Med. Director Brannan's Divi-
sion), Surgeon U. S. A.
Clem, John L., Major, A. Q. M., U. S. A.
^^Clendenin, Wm., Surgeon U. S. V.
'('Cochran, R. H., Lieutenant, Judge Advocate.
Coe, E. S., Lieutenant-Colonel lOGth Ohio Inf, Cleveland, O.
'i'Coflinbury, W. L., Captain 1st Michigan Engineers.
Cohn, Henry S., Lieutenant lOGth Ohio Inf, Louisville, Ky.
Colburn, W. J., Brevet Major, A. Q. M., U. S. Y., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Cole, George E., Private 10th jMichigan Inf., Chicago, 111.
Collins, G. K., First Lieutenant 149th New York Inf, Syracuse, N. Y.

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-''Collins, H. Il, Lieutenant-Colonel 2d Kentucky Ciiv.

Conger, A. L., Lieutenant 115th Ohio Inf., Akron, O.

Conklin, Alfred S., Lieutenant 11th Ohio Lif., Columbus, O.

Conover, John, Colonel 8th Kansas Inf., Leavenworth, Kan.

-'-Conrad, Joseph, Colonel U. S. A.

^i^Cooke, Warren AV., Captain 182d Ohio Inf.

Cope, Alexes, Captain Co. F, loth Ohio, Columbus, 0.

Corbin, Henry C, i^rigadier-General, Adjutant-General U. S. A.

Coulter, W. A., Brevet Major, A. A. G., U. 8. V., San Francisco, Cal.

Cowiu, W. C, Captain 1st Ohio Inf., Cleveland, O.

Cox, Samuel K., Captain 17th Kentucky Inf., Hartford, Ky.

Crane, Alexander B., Lieutenant-Colonel 85th Indiana Inf., Scares-
dale, N.Y..

-i^rittendeji, T. L., Colonel U. S. A., Major-General U. S. V.

-''Croxton, John T., Brevet INIajor-General U. S. V.

-''Cruft, Charles, Brevet Major-General U. S. V.

Cudner, Albert M., Private 74th Illinois Inf.; Adjutant 42d U. S. C.
T., New York City.

Cummings, T., Captain 19th U. S. Inf., Philadelphia, Pa.

Curry, Wni. L., Captain 1st OhioCav., ^Farysville, O.

^^Curtis, James, Brevet Major U. S. A.

Daugherty, W. W., Captain U. S. A. (ret.), Indianapolis, Ind.

Davidson, E. II., Private 121st Ohio Inf., Cleveland, O.

^Davidson, Robert B., Lieutenant o5th Ohio Inf.

Davis, Charles W., Lieutenant-Colonel 51st Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.

-'^Davis, Hasbrouck, Brevet Brigadier-General U. 8. \.

*Davis, Jeff C, Brevet ^[ajor-General U. S. A.

Davis, Wirt, Major 5th Cavalry, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. A.

Dawdy, L. J., First Lieutenant and Adj. 8Gth III. Inf., Peoria, 111.

-'^Deane, C. H., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, A. Q. M., U. S. V.

Deardotf, D. P., Brevet Captain 74th Indiana Inf., Chicago, 111.

•i-Dickerson, C. J., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

Dickinson, J., Asst. Sur. 3(ith O. Inf.; Sur. 105th O. Inf., Cleveland, O.

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Dickinson, Julian G., Atijutant 4th INIichigan Cav., Detroit, INIich.

Dietrick, H. S., Private 19th IlHnois Inf., Chicago, 111.

Donaldson, J. C, Captain 38th Ohio Inf., Columbus, Ohio.

-'-Donaldson, J. L. , Brevet JMajor-General U. vS. A.

Doolittle, Charles C, Brevet Major-General U. S. V., Toledo, O.

'•-Dornhusch, Henry, Captain 1st Ohio Inf.

^Doughty, W. N., Captain 37th Ind. Inf.

Dowliug, P. H., Captain 111th Ohio Inf., Toledo, O.

Downes, Thomas, Sergeant 2d Minnesota Inf., Minneapolis, iNIinn.

^i^Drouilhird, J. P., Captain U. S. A.

'I'Drury, Lu II., Major 1st Wisconsin Art.

^'=Du Barry, H. B., Brevet Major U. S. V.

^=^Ducat, Arthur C, Brevet Brig.-Gen., A. I. G., U. S. V.

Duffiekl, Henry M., Adjutant 9th Micliigan Inf., Detroit, ]\[ich.

Durand, Calvin, Serg't Chicago Board of Trade Battery, Cliicago, III.

Duval, H. F., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Kansas City, Mo.

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-'^Earnshaw, J., Captain IJ. S. V.

*Earnshaw, Wm., Chaplain U. S. V.

Ebi, Monroe, First Lieutenant 19th Ohio Inf., Davenport, Iowa.

-^Elliott, W. L., Brevet INIajor-General U. S. A.

Elwood, James G., Captain 100th Illinois Inf., Joliet, 111.

"-i-Evans, J. I>., IMajor oOth Indiana Inf.

Ewart, J. E., Sergeant 4r)th Ohio Inf., Akron, O.

Ewers, Ezra P., IMajor 9th Inf., U. S. A.

'i^Ewing, George W., Acting Ord. Sergeant U. S. V.

Fake, Fred. L., Quartermaster 89th Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.

Farber, Wm. H., Captain G4th Ohio Inf., Columbus, O.

-'T^^iulkner, J. K., Colonel 7th Kentucky Cav.

'^T^earing, B. D., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

Fessenden, Francis, Major-General U. S. V., Portland, ]\raine.

-''Fife, Joel A., Lieutenant 75th Illinois Inf.

Fisher, Plorace N., Lieut. -Colonel, A. I. G., U. S. V., Boston, Mass.

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=i=Fis!ier, John Herbert, Cai)tain and A. D. C.

=i=Fisher, J. A., Captain 2(1 Ohio Inf. [j

Fisher, J. S., Captain 84th Indiana Inf., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Fisher, Lloyd, Lieutenant 4th Ohio Inf., Newburgh, O.

Fisher, Samuel H., Capt. Co. A, ]\[cLaughlin's Sipiadruii, Denver, Col.

Fitch, ]M. H., Lieutenant-Colonel 21st Wisconsin Inf., Pueblo, Col.

Fittou, James, Corporal 35th Ohio Inf , Hamilton, O.

Foering, J. O., Brevet Captain 28th Penn. Inf, Phihidelphia, Pa.

Foley, James L., jNIajor 10th Ky. Cav., Cincinnati, 0.

Foley, J. W., Captain 10th and 181st Ohio Inf., Cincinnati, O.

Foote, Allen R., Lieutenant 21st Michigan Inf., Takoma Park, D. C.

Foraker, Joseph B., Brevet Captain 89th Ohio Inf, Cincinnati, O.

Forgey, J. 8., Co. C, 10th Ind. Inf., Wellsville, Kan.

Forsyth, James W., Brigadier-General U. S. A.

'•^Fowler, David E., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. S., U. S. V.

Fox, P. v., Brevet Col. 1st U. S. V. V. Eng., Grand Rapids, Mich.

'■'^Fraukeberger, J. C, Lieutenant-Colonel 188th Ohio Inf

Frederick, C. H., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S, V., Omaha, Xeb.

Free, John W., Major 31st Ohio Inf, New Lexington, O.

Freeman, Chas. P., Private 1st Micliigan Eng., Washington, D. C.

Friedman, David, Captain 108th Ohio Inf, Birmingham, Ala.

-Frizell, Josei)h W., Brevet l^rigadier-General U. S. V.

^i^Frost, J. C, First Lieutenant 18th O. V. I.

-'■Fullertou, J. S., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

Gage, Henry H., Corporal 9Gth Illinois Inf, Chicago, 111.
Gahagan, A. J., Lieutenant 1st Tennessee Cav., Chattanooga, Tenn.
*Gano, C. L., Lieutenant-Colonel 09 th Ohio Inf.
^^Garfield, James A., Major-General U. S. V.
Garnsey, C. B., Sergeant lOOth Illinois Inf , Joliet, 111.
Gavett, William A., Co. H, 1st Michigan JMig., Drtroit, :\[ich.
Gent.«ch, Charles, First Lieut, and Q. M. r)lst Ohio Inf, Cleveland, O.
Giauque, Florien, Sergeant 102d Ohio Inf., Cincinnati, (>.
^Kubson, William H., Hrevet Briga(lier-( ienerni V. S. \\

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174

Army of the Cumherland.

Gilbert, Charles C, Colonel U. S. A. (retired), New Orleans, La.
Gildersleeve, Henry A., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. V., New

York, N. Y.
Oilman, J. H., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. A.
Gilrnore, Thomas, Company I, 107th N. Y. Vols., Harrison, 111.
Gilpin, L. L., Corporal 51st O. V. I., Portland, O.
-'^Gist, George \y. , Captain 17th Kentucky Inf.
-'^Gleasou, Newell, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.
Glenn, Geo. E., Colonel and Paymaster U. S. A.
-'^Glover, Amos, Captain 15th Ohio Inf.
'Kjoddard, Calvin, Lieutenant-Colonel, A. A. G.,U. S. V.
Goodloe, Green Clay, Lieutenant 23d Kentucky Inf., ^lajor jNIarine

Corps, Washington, D. C.
'i-Goodloe, William Cassius, Captain, A. A. G.,U. S. V.
^^Goodman, H. E. , Brevet Colonel, Surgeon U. S. V.
Goodspeed, W. E., Major 1st Ohio Light Art., Columbus, 0.
Gordon, Thomas W., Surgeon 97th Ohio Inf., Georgetown, O.
'i'-G ranger, Gordon, jMajor-General U. S. V.
'i=G ranger, R. S., Brevet Major-General IJ. S. A.
^^Grant, U. S., General U. S. A.

Greene, Thomas, Private 101st Ohio Inf., Norwalk, O.
'-Greenwood, W. H., Lieutenant-Colonel, A. I. G., U. S. V.
'KTrimshaw, James AY., Lieutenant 19th Ohio Battery.
'''Gross, Eerdinand II., Brevet Colonel, JNledical Director 14th A. C.
'•'Gross, Samuel W., Surgeon U. S. V.

Grosvenor, C. H., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Athens, O.
Guenther, E. L., Colonel U. S. A.
Guthrie, John B. , Ca])tain U. S. A.

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Haight, Edward, Brevet Colonel lOth U. S. Inf., New York City.
Hall, Hamilton W., Captain 59th Illinois Inf., Boston, iNIass.
Plall, Robert II., Colonel U. S. A.

Hallenberg, G., Lieutenant 1st Ohio Inf., Louisville, Ky.
*Hambright, Henry A., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

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Handbeck, Lewis, Captain 27th Illinois Inf., Topeka, Kan.

^i^Hannou, W., Captain 124th Ohio Inf.

-''-Hansbrouck, Wm. L., Asst. Surg. 23(1 Kentucky Inf.

Hapeinan, Douglas, Colonel 104th Illinois Inf., Ottawa, 111.

-'■Harding, A. C. , Brigadier-General U. S. V.

Harlan, John INI., Colonel 10th Kentucky Inf., Washington, D. C.

Harnian, P. i\I,, Captain 9od Ohio Inf., Dayton, O.

^^=Harris, L. A., Colonel 2d Ohio Inf.

Harris, S. T., Captain 3d Tennessee Cav., Knoxville, Tenu.

'i-Harris, W. H., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. A.

Harrison, Benj., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Indianapolis, Ind.

Ilarrison, Carter B., Captain 51st Ohio Inf., Murfreesboro, Tenn.

''•Hari'isou, Thomas J., lirevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

'i^IIart, Sanuiel S., Captain 13th Wisconsin Inf

Hartley, Stephen, Corporal 15th U. S. Inf., Danbury, Conn.

Hatry, A. G., Lieutenant-Colonel 183d Ohio Inf., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Hay ward, W. H., Lieut.-Colonel 1st Ohio Light Art., Cleveland, O.

'i^Iazen, W. B., Brevet ^lajor-General U. S. A.

>:Tiea(l, S. H., Captain and Q. M., U. S. V.

'i^Healy, Joshua, Colonel 151st Indiana Inf.

Heard, J., Theo., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, jMedical Director 4th

Army Corps, Boston, jNlass.
Hedges, J. S., Brevet ]Major 4th Cav., U. S. A., Mansfield, O.
Ilerrick, Henry J., Surgeon 17th Ohio Inf, Cleveland, O.
'i-Herron, Joseph, Private 98th Ohio Inf

Hessler, E. M., Hospital Steward 1st Ohio Light Art., Cleveland, O.
Hills, Charles F., Lieutenant 51st Illinois Inf, Chicago, 111.
Hoagland, C. N., Surgeon 71st Ohio Inf., Brooklyn, N. Y.
-'Tiobbs, A. M., Captain 36th Illinois Inf

Hodges, Henry C, Colonel (J. M. D., U. S. A., Jefferson ville, Ind.
Hodgkins, Wm. H., l^revet Major 36th IMass.Mnf., Boston, jNIass.
-'LloUingsworth, E. W., Lieutenant-Colonel 10th Ohio Inf.
Hood, Calvin, INIajor 11th Michigan Inf., Emporia, Kan.
-'■Hooker, Joseph, Brevet Major-General U. S. xV.

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Hopkins, George H., Sergeant 17th Michii!:an Inf., Detroit, ^lich.

Hopkins, K. E., Major 149th New York Inf., Tarrytown, N. Y.

Hough, Alfred L., Colonel U. S. A. (ret.), Washington, D. C.

'f^Honk, L. C, Colonel od Tennessee Inf.

Howe, George W., Lieutenant 1st Ohio Light Art., Cleveland, O.

"-'^Howland, Henry, Colonel Q,. M. Department.

^laiuber, J. F., Brevet Major, C. S., IT. S. V.

Hudnall, J. W., Private 85th Illinois Inf., St. Paul, INIinn.

'f^IIugher, J. F., Captain C. S. and Brevet iMajor.

Hununell, Jt)seph, Surgeon's Steward U. S. N., Cincinnati, O.

-'^Hunter, jMortonC, Brevet Brig. -General U. S. V., Bloomington, Ind.

^Hunter, Robert, Captain 74th Ohio Inf.

Huston, Paul B., Sergeant 60th Ohio Inf., Cincinnati, O.

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Ingersoll, E. J., Captain 7od Illinois Inf., Carhondale, III.

Irwin, B. J. D., ('olonel, Asst. Surg. -General Q. S. A., Chicago, 111.

Isett, Jacob H., Sergeant 15th Pennsylvania Cav., Spruce Creek, Pa.

Isoni, John F., Captain 25th Illinois Inf., Cleveland, 0.

Jackson, H. W., Brevet Lieut.-Col., A. D. C, U. S. V., Chicago, 111.

Jacob, K. T. , Colonel 9th Kentucky Cav., Louisville, Ky.

Jacobs, J. E., Brevet Colonel, A. A. G., U. S. V., Baltimore, Md.

James, Allen j\I., Sergeant 4th Ohio Cav., Cincinuati, O.

James, F. B., Brevet Major 52d Ohio Inf., Cincinnati, O.

Jaquette, J. W., Brevet Colonel, A. A. G., U. S. V., Toledo, O.

Jocelyn, Stephen P., Brevet Major U. S. A.

Johnson, Henry W., Brevet Major 41st Ohio Inf., jMichigan City, Ind.

Jones, Frank J., Brevet Major, A. D. C, U. S. V., Cincinnati, O.

Jones, James Kilhourne, Lieutenant 24th Ohio Inf., Columbus, O.

Jones, Sidney B., Lieut. -Colonel 42d Kentucky Inf., Chicago, 111.

Jones, Tolaud, Colonel 118th Ohio Inf., London, O.

*Kaldenbaugh, Henry, Captain 51st Ohio Inf.

Keifer, J. Warren, Brevet Major-General U. S. V., Springfield, 0.

Kell, W. H., Captain 22d Inf., U. S. A.

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Kellogg, S. C, ]^revet Lieutenant-Colonel U. S. A.

Kelly, H. A., Lieutenant 8th Tennessee Cav,, Washington, D. C.

Kelly, R. jM., Colonel 4th Kentucky Inf., Louisville, Ky.

-'^Kilgour, W. J\L, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

^Kimball, Nathan, Brevet Major-General U. S. V., Ogden, Utah.

Kimball, Nelson F., Sergeant 125th Illinois Inf., Boise City, Idaho.

'i'Kinney, Win. II., Lieutenant 89th Illinois Inf.

^Kitchell, Edward S., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V,

Knapp, Alex. A., Captain Co. K, 40th O. Y. L, Union City, Ind.

Knittin, G. C, Lieut.-Colonel, C. S., U. S. V., Takoma Park, D. C.

Knight, T. S., Private Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Art., Cleveland, O.

^'^Lacey, Anderson P., Captain 98th Ohio Inf.

Ijanibect, \V. IL, Brevet jMajor 33d New Jersey Inf., Philadelphia, Pa.

'i'La ]\I()tte, Robert S., Colonel 13th Inf., U. S. A.

Lane, P. P., Colonel 11th Ohio Inf., Cincinnati, O.

Lawler, Thos. G., Sergeant Co. E, 19th Illinois; Colonel 3d Illinois

Inf., Rockford, 111.
Lawton, II. W., Lieut. -Col. and Insp.-Gen. U. S. A.
Leeson, Richard L., Captain 68th Indiana Inf., Elwood, Ind.
'■^Le Favour, Heber, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.
-Leonard, G. P., Captain 1st O. V. I.

Levering, John, Brevet Colonel, A. A. G., U. S. V., Lafayette, Ind.
Lincoln, Charles P., Captain 19th Michigan Inf., Washington, D. C.
Lloyd, Isaac, Lieutenant 9th Pennsylvania Cav., Philadelphia, Pa.
Locknian, John T., Brevet Brig.-Geueral U. S. V., New York, N. Y.
-i^Lonabaugh, John E., Ci). G, 15th Penn. Cav.
Long, Eli, Brevet Major-General U. S. A., Plainfield, N. J.
*Looinis, C. O., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.
Lowe, AV. W., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. A., Omaha, Neb.
'•l-iowrie, James A., Major, A. A. G., U. S. Y.
'-^Ludlow, Israel, Brevet Captain 5th Art., U. S. A.
'-i^Lyster, Wm. J., Colonel U. S. A.
^^Lytle, William II., Brigadier-General U. S. Y.

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Army of the Cumberland.

McAdams, Wra., Lieut. T^Oth Illinois Inf., Kansas, Edgar Co., 111.

McCaskey, William 8., Major 20ih Inf., U. S. A.

McCliire, James, Corporal ITtli Ind. Inf., St. Louis, Mo.

McClurg, A. C, Brevet Brig.-General, A. A. G.,U. S. V., Chicago, 111.

McCook, Anson G., Brevet Brig.-General U. S. V., New York City.

:^[cCo()k, John J., Brevet Colonel U. S. V., New York City.

'i^jNIcCreery, Wm. B., Colonel 21st Michigan Inf.

^-i-McCrory, William, Brevet Captain 7th Co., O. S. S.

McDowell, J. S., Captain Co. F, 77th Penn. Inf., Smith Center, Kan.

-'-McGinniss, Janies T. , Brevet iNFajor U. S. A.

'i'iMcGroarty, S. J., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

iMcGuire, M. A., Captain 108th Ohio Inf., Cincinnati, O.

Mackenzie, William A., Co. B, 78th Illinois Inf., Brooklyn, N. Y.

McKibbin, Chambeis, Co. D, 73d Penn. Inf., Pittsburg, Pa.

^i^McKibbin, Joseph, Colonel, A. D. C, U. S. V.

^i^McMichael, Wm., Brevet Ci)!onel, A. A. G., U. S. V.

*McNett, Andrew J., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

^^McVean, D. C, ^lajor 1st Wisconsin Inf.

]\IacKnight, O. B., Captain 9th Pennsylvania (Jav., Plaines' P. O.,

Lucerne Co., Pa.
^-IvMallory, W. L., Captain, C. S., U. S. V.

jNIanderson, Clias. F., Brevet Brig.-General U. S. V., Omaha, Neb.
'^Mannon, Thomas PL, INIajor 45lh Kentucky Inf.
Mansfield, I. Franc, Brv't Capt., A. A. Q. M., U. S. V., Caunelton, Pa.
INIai-gedant, Wm. C, Ca})tain Topo. Engineers U. S. V., Hamilton, O.
*Martin, John A., Brevet Brigadier-General IJ. S. V.
^^j\[arsh, Jason, Colonel 74th Illinois Inf.
'•'Mason, E. D., Brevet Colonel, A. A. G., U. S. V.
-'^Matthews, Stanley, Colonel 51st Ohio Inf.
]\Iauzy, James H., Captain 68th Indiana Inf., Rushville, Ind.
'^Maxwell, O. C, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.
INIayberry, W. W., Private 15th Pennsylvania Cav., Greenville, S. C.
^Mendenhall, John, Colonel U. S. A.
'i\Meredith, Sol., Brevet jNlajor-General U. S. V.

* Deceased.

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'i^Merrill, William E., Colonel 1st U. S. V. V. Engineers, Lieuteant-
Colonel Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.

Meyer, E. S., Brevet Brigadier-General IT. S. V., Cleveland, O.

i\[ichie, James C, Captain 1st U. S. Vet. Inf., Nat. Mil. Home, O.

-'^Miller, John F. , Brevet Major-General Q. S. V.

Mills, Anson, Brigadier-General U. S. A. (ret.)

Milner, Duncan C, Adjutant 98th O. V. Inf., Chicago, 111.

^^Mihvard, H. K., Colonel 18th Ky. Vet. Inf.

Mihvard, Will R., Colonel 21st Ky. Inf., Lexington, Ky.

'^^lindil, George W., Brevet INIajor-General U. S. V.

'i'jMitchell, John G., Brevet Major-General U. S. V.

Mitchell, John L., 1st Lieutenant Co. E, 24th Wisconsin Inf., Mil-
waukee, Wis.

iMitchell, Jos. R., Brevet Lieut.-Col. 98th Ohio Inf., St. Clairsville, O.

Mizner, Henry R., Colonel U. S. A. (ret.), Brevet Brigadier-General | i;

U. 8. v., Detroit, Mich. ! i

*]M()ntagnier, Jules J., Captain 6th Ohio Inf. ! 1

^-Moody, Granville, Brevet Brigadier-C^eneral U. S. V.

nioore, O. F., Colonel 83d Ohio.

^i^Moore, Alhert, Lieutenant-Colonel 14ih Ohio Inf.

'i^Morgan, James D., Brevet Major-General U. S. V.

j\[organ, O. H., Captain 7th Indiana J^attery, Chicago, 111.

jNIorgan, W. J., Captain 41st Ohio Inf., Cleveland, O.

jMorris, Louis T., Major od Cav., U. S. A.

■-^jMorrison, Walter, Captain 9th Ohio Cav.

^Morton, Quinn, Lieutenant-Colonel 23d Mo. Inf.

't^Mosenmeier, B., xVssistant Surgeon 33d Ohio Inf.

Muller, Chas. F., Captain 29th Pennsylvania Inf , Chattanooga, Tenn.

Murphy, Wm. J., Lieutenant 1st Illinois Light Art., Phoenix, Ariz.

*Muscroft, C. S., Surgeon 10th Ohio Inf.

-'^Mussey, R. D., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

*Mussey, W. H., Lieutenant-Colonel, IMedical Inspector U. S. V.

Myers, L. D., Captain, A. Q, M., U. S. V., Columbus, O.

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^^Nelson, J. A., Private 15th Ohio Inf.

Nelson, W. H., Captain 5th Tenn. Cav., Backwoods, Tenn.
Nichohis, Wm., Captain Co. H, 51st Ohio Vol. Inf., Columbus, O.
Nicholson, John P., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel 28th Pennsylvania

Inf., Philadelphia, Pa.
*Noah, Jacob J., Captain '2d Minnesota Inf.
Noble, S. C, Private 14tli Michigan Inf., Columbus, O.
*Nodine, R. A., Colonel 25th Illinois Inf.
Norwood, C. W., Q. M. Sergeant 21st Ky. Inf., Chattanooga, Tenn.

Oglevee, Joiin F., Adjutant 98th Ohio Inf , Columbus, O.

Oliver, Paul A., Brevet Brig-General IT. S. V., Oliver's Mills, Pa.

'^Opdycke, E., Brevet Major-General U. S. V.

Orr, James H., Captain lU8th Ohio Inf., Columbus, Ohio.

Oils, E. A., Captain U. S. V., Chicago, 111.

Otto, John, Lieutenant 11th Indiana Battery, Auburn, Ind.

Over, James W., Private 15th Pennsylvania Cav., Pittsburgh, Pa.

'-i^Paine, C. N., Captain 21st Wisconsin Inf.

Palmer, AVm. J., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., New York City.

Parkhurst, J. G., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Coldwater, ]\lich.

'i^Passel, George W., Private 37th Indiana Inf.

''^Passenger, W. H., Private 1st Michigan Engineers.

Patten, Geo. W., Captain 7od Illinois Inf., Saint Elmo, Tenn.

Patten, Z. C, Lieutenant 149th New York Inf, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Peckham, Silas C, Private Chicago B. of T. Batt., Petersburgh, N. Y.

Perkins, George T., Brevet Colonel 105th Ohio Inf, Akron, O.

Perry, Henry F., Captain 38th Indiana Inf, IMoomington, Ind.

Peters, Matthew PL, Brevet Major 74th Ohio Inf., Watseka, 111.

Pettit, W. H., Lieutenant 4th Indiana Battery, Boise City, Idaho.

Phillips, A. W., Asst. Surg. 149th N. Y. Inf., Birmingham, Conn.

Phisterer, Fred., Lieutenant 18th U. S. A., Albany, N. Y.

■'>T*ickands, James, Colonel 124th Ohio Inf

Pierson, Stephen, Adjutant 33d New Jersey Inf, ^lorristown, N. J.

* Deceased.

List of Mernhers. 181

'i^Poe, O. M., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. A.

'!=Pohlman, Morris, Captain 9th Ohio Inf.

Pooler, Otis E., Co. L, 1st Wisconsin Cav., Chattanooga, Tenn.

Porter, Horace, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. A., New York City.

'!'Porter, Wni. L., Brevet Major U. S. A.

*Post, Philip S., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

Poteet, George A., Lieut. -Col. 115th Illinois Inf., Kansas City, Mo.

Pratt, K. H., Captain 10th U. S. Cav., Carlisle, Pa.

'l^Price, Curtis E., Surgeon 12th Tennessee Cav.

Price, S. W. , Bi-evet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Ijouisville, Ky.

Prickett, William R., Major 150th Illinois Inf., Edwardsville, 111.

Prosser, A. 8., Lieutenant 2d Tennessee Cav., Kuoxville, Tenn.

Pugh, Wni. H., Lieutenant 17th Ohio Inf , Washington, D. C.

Putnajii, Douglas, Lieut. -Colonel 92d Ohio Inf., Ashland, Ky.

Rauney, George E., Surgeon 2d Mich, Cav., Lansing, Mich.

'•'Ramsey, R. II., Brevet Colonel A. A. G., U. S. V.

Randall, Charles H., Lieutenant 1st Ohio Light Art., Cleveland, O.

Randolph, S. M., Private Chicago Board of Trade Battery, Chicago, 111.

*Ransom, II. C, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, A. Q. M., U. S. A.

Raper, John T., Adjutant 26th Ohio Inf, Chillicothe, O,

^Raymond, Samuel B., Lieutenant-Colonel 51st Illinois Inf.

^'Tiead, J. C, Colonel C. S., U. S. V.

Reed, A. H., Lieutenant 2d Minnesota Inf, Glencoe, Minn.

Reed, Henry A., First Lieutenant 2d Art., U. S. A.

Reefy, P. D., Captain 19th Ohio Inf, Elyria, O.

Reimers, August, Lieutenant 15th Missouri Inf., Davenport, Iowa.

Reuiig, F. G., Hospital Steward, U. S. A., Philadelphia, Pa.

*Remick, R. A., Lieutenant 23d Mich. Inf

Reppert, W. E., Corporal 15th Pennsylvania Cav., Columbus, O.

*Retilley, W. L., Lieutenant 51st Ohio Inf

Reynolds, J. J., Brevet Maj.-Gen. U. S. A. (ret.), Washington, D. C.

Reynolds, James K., Lieutenant 6th Ohio Inf, Cincinnati, O.

Reynolds, J. A., Brevet Colonel 1st New York Art., Rochester, N. Y.

' Deceased.

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Richards, E. S., Brvt Lieut. -Colonel, A. A. G., U. S. V., Chicago, 111.

*Richardson, W. B., Brevet Major 4th Ohio Cav.

Rickert, Thomas H., Brevet Colonel and A. Q. M., Pottsville, Pa.

Robinson, George I., Capt. Cliicago B'd ofTr. Bat., Milwaukee, \yis.

Robinson, G. S., Judge, Private 115th Illinois Inf., Sioiix City, Iowa.

*Robinson, J. S., Brevet Major-General (J. S. V.

Robinson, W. A., Brevet Brigadier U. S. V., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Roeschlaub, R. S., Lieutenant 84th Illinois Infantry, Denver, Col.

^Rogers, S. T., Lieutenant 8th Illinois Infantry.

Rogers, T. S. , Captain 105th Illinois Inf., Downer's Grove, 111.

Rohrbacker, Paul F., Captain 77th Penn. Inf., Alleghany City, Pa.

Romeyn, Henry, Captain U. S. A. (ret.)

'i^ Roper, George S., Brevet Colonel U. S. V., Rockford, 111.

Rosecrans, AVni. S., Brigadier-General U. S. A. (ret.), Major-General

II. S. v., Los Angeles, Cal.
Rubra, John, Lieutenant 14th U. S. C. T., Nashville, Tenn.
Russell, A. O., Major 6th Ohio Inf., Cincinnati, O.
Rust, H. A., Major 27th Illinois Inf., Chicago, Rl.

*Sanborn, William, Brevet Brigadier-General, U. S. V.

Sanderson, F. M., Captain 2lst Massachusetts Inf., Cleveland, O.

Sanford, J. E., Private 38th Ohio Inf., Chicago, 111.

Schenck, A. D., Captain 2d Art. U. S. A.

'^Schneider, Ed. F., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

Schofield, John M., Lieut.-Gen. U. S. A. (ret.), Washington, D. C.

-'^Schumaker, Colonel 13th Michigan Inf.

Schuyler, H. P., Captain A. D. C, U. S. V., Brooklyn, N. Y.

''\Scott, John, Captain 25th Illinois Inf.

Scott, Thomas W., Brevet Major 98th Illinois Inf., Fairfield, 111.

^l^Scott, W. T., Colonel 3d Kentucky Inf.

^^Scoville, E. A., Lieutenant-Colonel 128th Ohio Inf.

Scully, James W., Brevet Colonel U. S. A.

Seaton, John, Private 40th Ohio Inf., Ft. Wayne, Ind.

*Sellock, John E., Adjutant 87th Indiana.

■'• Deceased.

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*Sexton, Geo. P., Corporal 88th Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.
Shaf'ter, W. K, Brigadier-General U. S. A.
Sharratt, John H., Captain 42d U. S. C. I., Rockford, 111.
Sheldon, A. E., Corporal 1st Ohio Light Art., Wellington, O.
Sheridan, M. V., Lieutenant-Colonel, A. A. G., U. S. A.
*Sheridan, P. H., General U. S. A.

Sherman, F. T., Brigadier-General U. S. V,, Waukegan, 111.
^Sherman, W. T., General U. S. A.

Sherrick, J. W., Lieutenant 73d Illinois Inf., Camp Point, 111.
*Shipnes, O. C. T., Colonel 15th Wisconsin Inf.
*Sidell, William H., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. A.
Siebert, John, Captain loth Ohio Inf., Columbus, O.
Silliman, E. E., Lieutenant 88th Illinois Inf., Chenoa, 111.
Simnions, Samuel, Lieutenant-Colonel, C. S., U. S. V., St. Louis, INIo.
'^Sinclair, Wm. PL, Brevet Colonel, A. A. G., U. S. V.
Skinner, George W., Captain Co. A, 77th Penn. Inf., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Slade, Samuel, Captain 51st Ohio Inf., Port Washington, O.
Slagg, Thomas C, Captain Co. H., 3d Wisconsin Inf., Cambridge, Wis.
Slocura, J. J., Colonel U. S. V., New York City.
*Slocum, Henry W., Major-General U. S. V.
Smith, Chas. O., Private Co. G, 102d O. V. I., Lancaster, O.
Smith, J. C, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Chicago, 111.
Smith N. M., Brevet Lieut.-Colonel 19th Pennsylvania Cav., Pitts-
burgh, Pa.
Smith, Orland, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Baltimore, Md.
Smith, S. B., Major 93d Ohio Inf., Dayton, O.

Smith, W. J., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Memphis, Tenn.
Spalding, E. G., Lieutenant 22d Michigan Inf., Port Huron, Mich.
Spalding, W. A., Sergeant 2d Bat. Minn. Lt. Art., ^linneapolis, Minn.
*Standart, Wm. E., Captain 1st Ohio Light Art.

Stanley, David S., Brevet Major-General U. S. A., Washington, D. C.
^Starkweather, John C, Brigadier-General U. S. V.
*Steedman, James B., Major-General U. S. V.
Steele, John W., Bvt. Lieut.-Colonel, A. D. C, U. S. V., Oberlin, O.

* Deceased.

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Stevenson, Alex. F., Brevet Colonel 42il Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.

Stewart, M. N. M., Captain lOOth Illinois Inf., Wilmington, 111.

'i'^Stokes, James H., Brigadier-Gener.al U. S. V.

'i^Stone, Henry, Brevet Colonel, A. A. G., U. S. V.

*Stoughton, AV. L., Brevet Major-General TJ. S. V. ■ if i

'ivStreight, A. D., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

*Stndal)aker, Peter, Captain lOlst Indiana Inf.

*Sturges, E. P., Brevet Major 1st Ohio Battery.

SuUivant, Lynn Starling, INlajor 113th Ohio Inf., Columbus, O.

'•'Swaifii, D. G., Biigadier-General, Judge Advocate-General, U. S. A.

Swain, Edgar D., Brevet Colonel 42d Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.

Swaine, Peter T., C-olonel U. S. A. (retired), Los Nietos, Cal.

*Sweet, B. J., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

*Sweet, John E. , Colonel 151st Indiana Inf.

Swigert, Chas. P., Private Co. H, 42d Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.

'f^Symes, G. G., Colonel 44th Wisconsin Inf.

Taylor, Anthony, Captain 15th Pennsylvania Cav., Philadelphia, Pa.

Taylor, J. G., Captain, A. D. C, U. S. V., Cincinnati, O.

Taylor, John W., Lieut.-Colonel and Q. M.,U. S. V., New York, N. Y.

^Taylor, M. C, Colonel 15th Kentucky Inf.

Thomas, D. W., Captain 29th Oliio Inf., Akron, O.

*Thomas, George PL, Major-General U. S. A.

Thomas, J. B., Asst. Surgeon 24th Illinois Inf., Nat. Mil. Home, O.

*Thorn burgh, J. M., Colonel 4th Tennessee Cav.

Thruston, G. P., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., Nashville, Tenn.

*Toll, Charles II., Brevet Major, C. S., U. S. Y.

Torrence, Joseph T., Private 105th Ohio Inf., Chicago, 111.

Tower, Z. B., Brevet Major-General U. S. A. (ret.), Cohasset, Mass.

Town, F. L.,Lieut.-Col., Surgeon U. S. A. (ret.), San Antonio, Tex.

Townsend, E. F., Colonel U. S. A. (ret.), Milwaukee, Wis.

Townsend, Frederick, Brevet Brig.-General U. S. A., Albany, N. Y.

^Townsend, H. H. W., Colonel 9th Kentucky Inf.

■■'■• Deceased.

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185

'i^Tripp, Hagernnm, Lieutenant-Colonel 6th Indiana Inf.

Tweedale, John, Private 15th Pennsylvania Cav., Washington, D. C.

'i-Tvndale, Plector, Brevet IMajor-General U. S. V.

^Underwood, A. B., Brevet INIajor-General IT. S. V.

Ullum, Andrew W., Corporal Co. B, 18th Ohio Inf., Athens, O.

*Van x\ernam, Henry, Surgeon 154th N. Y. Inf., Franklin ville, N. Y.

*Vail, N. J., Major 14th U. 8. C. I., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. Y.

*Vanderveer, Ferdinand, Brigadier-General U. S. V.

*Van Dickey, ^I., Lieutenant 04th Ohio Inf.

*Y!in Doren, John A., Pi-ivate 21st Ind. Battery, Washington, D. C.

*Van Home, Thomas B., Chaplain U. S. A,

-'^Yarney, R. W., Assistant Surgeon 21st Ohio Inf.

Yocke, William, Lieutenant 24th Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.

*Wagner, George D., Brigadier-General U. S. Y.
Waite, Norman, Major 189th Ohio Inf , Boston, Mass.
Walcutt, Charles C, Brevet Major-General U. S. Y., Columbus, O.
-i^Wal worth, Nathan H., Colonel 42d Illinois Inf
'^Ward, Augustus, Brevet Major 17th Ohio Inf
'i^Ward, Durbin, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. Y.
AYird, J. H., Lieutenant-Colonel 27th Kentucky Inf., Louisville, Ky
Warner, D. B., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. Y., St. John, N. B.
'i'Warnock, James, Captain 2d Ohio Inf
Warnock, W. R., Major 95th Ohio Inf, Urbana, O.
AVarren, Charles S., Private 132d Illinois Inf., Butte City, IMontaua.
Warren, W. R. , Sergeant-Major Gth Indiana Inf, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Waterman, Arba N., Lieut. -Colonel 100th Illinois Inf., Chicago, 111.
■ Welton, Frank G., Co. B, 42d Illinois Inf, Cambridge, 111.
West, Granville C, Lieutenant 4th Ky. Inf , Washington, D. C.
Weston, Le Roy G., j\Iaji)r U. S. Y., Kearney, Neb.
* Wharton, G. C, Lieutenant-Colonel 10th Kentucky Inf

*■ Deceased.

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"Wheeler, J. P., Assist. Surgeon 24tli Wisconsin Inf., Brighton, N. Y.

Whipple, W. D., Brevet Major-General U. S. A. (retired), Norris-
town, Pa.

*Wliitaker, Walter C, Brevet INtajor-Geueral U. S. V.

*White, C. C, Lieutenant 64th Ohio Inf.

*White, Julius, Brevet INIajor-General U. S. V.

^Whitman, E. B., Lieutenant-Colonel, A. Q. M., U. S. V.

^AVhittlesey, H. M., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

Wickersham, M. I)., Colonel, A. Q. M., U. S. V., Mobile, Ala.

Widmer, John H., INLajor 104th Illinois Inf., Ottawa, 111.

Wilder, John T., Brevet Brig.-General U. S. V., Johnson City, Tenn.

Wilkin, Eli, Brevet Major 31st Ohio Inf., Purity, O. '

^^Willard, H. H., Private 4th Indiana Cav.

*Wiilard, John P., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, Paymaster U. S. A. ^

^Williams, A. S., Brevet Major-General U. S. V. k]

Williams, W. PL, Major 42a Ohio Inf., Wellington, O. \

AVilliams, Henry M., llth Indiana Art., Ft. Wayne, Ind.

*Willich, A., Brevet Major-General U. S. V.

^Willis, Clark, Major 51st Indiana Inf.

Wills, A. W., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, A. Q. M., U. S. V., Nash-
ville, Tenn.

Wilson, James H., Major-General U. S. V., Wilmington, Del.

'!^ Wilson, W., Captain 124th Ohio Inf.

Wilson, Wm., Jr., Captain 33d N. Jersey Inf., Mount Vernon, N. Y.

^'i^Wilson, W. C, Colonel 40th Indiana Inf.

^i^Wilson, W. W., Major 79th Ohio Inf.

*Wilstach, C. F., (Quartermaster 10th Indiana Inf.

^^Wing, Charles T., Brevet Colonel, A. Q. M., U. S. V.

Winkler, F. C, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V., INlilwaukee, Wis.

Wolf, S. B., Major, Surgeon 181st Ohio Vols., New York City.

Wood, Bradford P., Captain 44th N. Y. Vols., Brevet Major, Al-
bany, N. Y.

Wood, Thomas J., Brevet jNIajor-General U. S. A. (ret.), Dayton, O.

*■ Deceased.

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Woods, J. T., Surgeon 99th Ohio Inf., Toledo, Ohio.

Worraer, G. S., Brevet Brigadier-General IT. S. Y., Detroit, Mich.

^Wright, L. A., Sergeant 65th Ohio Inf.

*Young, Thomas L., Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.

*Zahm, Lewis, Brevet Brigadier-General U. S. V.
^l^Zollinger, C. A., Colonel 129th Indiana Inf.

* Deceased. .^

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