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Oliver Hassaan Cem o, Orange Thos w d. Payne Wm dis, Parker Mathew W m o, Sheldon Geo, Thatcher Baker m o, Tilberry Jacob m o, Thompsen Peter dis w. Zea Geo W m o, Zea Joseph W w e m o.
Drafted-Benning Wilson in o, Colon John Bin o, Edwards Jona- than m o, Engle Robt, Farney Adam m o, Flagg Josiah J mo, Fultz Jacob mo, Fry Danl m o. Garrett Henry m o, Glover Wm E m o, Henriott Brazil in o, Hubbell Geo W m o, Hey- menrous Seybold d pris, Knapp Saml m o, Klinker Joseph m o, Knowles Isaiah m o, Pifer Ignate, Riggs Ollis m o, Starks Barnett d. Stillwell Wm Fm o, Wright James N m o, Willis Isaac, Yates Edward m o.
Substitutes-Bales Jacob D mo, Conyers Austin F' mo, Davis John H m o, Debord Drury m o, Ellis James P m o, Easton Danl m o, Jester Ebenezer d, Jones Geo W mo, Johnson Lewis, Mann Andrew F mo, Mellett Arthur C m o, Miller Philip W m o, Moulton James L m o, Nicholas James d, Oren Aaron m o, Ramsey John d, Smith Solomon H mo, Tafel Albert m o, Weber John A.
COMPANY I.
Captains, James Houghton k, Isaac M Pettit d w, James Nutt m o. First Lieutenants, Isaac M Pettit p, James Nutt p, William H Cris- well k, Edward Cribben m o.
Second Lieutenants, William Merrifield res, William H Criswell p, Seth B Parks k, Frank W Childs In o.
( Recruited from St. Joseph Co,)
Sergeants-Nutt James p It, Parks Seth Bp It, Childs Frank W p lt, Holliday Lewis A v dis, Crisswell Wm H plt. Corporals- Oliver James G in o, Sherman Francis M, Miller Jesse k, Pet- tit Sylvester s m o, Boyd Robt F'd. Stebbins Sherman Bs v m o, Sherman Wm L dis, Mailer John. Musicians-Badger Geo I dis, Hooper Isaac d. Wagoner-Calwell Wm dis.
PRIVATES.
Ames Simon v t, Anderson Benj w dis, Avery Wm F ve m o. Beck Hanson dis w, Bliss Christopher dis w. Bonney Wm v, Brown Thos d w, Brower Norman V v's m o, Buck Henry H dis Clark Ellis, Clemments James d, Copper Isaiah dis, Cottrell Pe- ter v w, Crook Clark B. Dahuff Amos p cap 12th cav, Daw- ley Darius v w dis, Dressler Jonas C v m o.
Ellsworth Norman E dis. Giles Wm W t, Gilman Francis Md, Gilman Wm B v w m o, Gordon Sylvester dis.
Ham Emmett t, Hardy Chas E v's m o, Harrington Wm E dis, Heckerthorn Wm w, Heiss David G dis, Heiss Saml, Holliday John N ve m o, Halsted Riley, Hunter Oren Cv m o. Jennings Phineas E d w. Knowles Wm H v, Knowlton John P dis w, Kuney Henry M dis. Lescohier Chas v m o, Lescohier Fredk d, Lundy John v w dis
Manning Wm W d, Marsh James T dis, Markel Wm A v mo, Marx Valentine L dis, Metzger John A v, Michael Solomon d, Mosher Melville v. Newman Eli O) v smo, Nodurfth John H c w dis, Norwood David L dis. Packard Leverene d, Parks Horace m o, Paul Washington v. Pettit Wm dis, Perry Henry v m o, Pickett Selah d, Pickett Joseph dis, Pidge Chas B v, Pitman Warren C dis, Powers Moses m o, Pressey Chas Od, Proctor Duncan t.
Reid Saml HI J t, Reed Stephen in o, Rodgers Joseph d, Roper Wallace W w m o, Rosebaugh Geo d. Shearer Harrison d pris, Sherman Adam G W mo, Sherman Ira dis. Slain Thos
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dis, Slough David m o, Smith David H dis, Snure Levi Pk, Sternburgh Peter, Stroup Saml W m o, Stuart Almon w mn o, Swintz Henry s m o. Tabor Leonard H v mn o.
Ungry Danl Bk. Vanoverback August dis. Willard Frank dis, Wood Joseph S dis, Worle John dis.
Recruits-Andrews Frank M dis, Baugh Henry d, Bonney Benj d, Crampton Taylor m o, Ham Edwin, Kremer Henry O c m o, Long John A v mo, Long Isaac M ve mo, Reynolds Amos, Slaughterbeck Jacob v mo, Taber Winfield S dis, Taber Niles v c. Tindall Matthew.
Drafted-Adams Andrew R mn o, Barnes Henry C mo, Barnett John m o, Berry Theodore P, Biggs. Robt A, Boston Saml d, Brown Nehemiah m o, B own Joseph, Burns Wm m o. Carter Harlan m o. Clark James W m o. Done Robt m o, Ellis Elias m o. Early Jackson, Freds John m o. Frey Joseph mo, French Josiah, Gardner Saml d, Goforth Win in o, Graves Joseph, Houger John m o, Kelso Hugh Smo, Knablekamp Henry m o, Leonard Chas m o, Long Aaron Rin o, MeCleery Andrew in o. MeClelland Geo W m o, Newby Thos Bin o, Price Saml Bm o, Ripton Wm C.
Substitutes-Abbott Edward in o, Blair James D), Bogue Benj m o, Breniser Wm m o. Brietenback Geo m o, Brown Noah m o, Clayton Chas, Condi Wm in o, Dressler Josiah F m o, Garra John, Hoff James E, Hollister John mn o, Johnson Richard, Kine Patrick, MeGinnis Brutus H m o, Myer John, Nye John C, Strain David F m o, White James H.
COMPANY K.
Captains, William P Lasselle p maj, Dyer B McConnell res Oct. '64. Thomas H ljams m o.
First Lieutenants, Joseph S Turner d w. Dyer B McConnell p, Mad- ison M Coulson res, Thomas H Ijams p, Lewis W Wood de- clined, John H Maugan m o.
Second Lieutenants, Joseph A Westlake res, Dyer B McConnell p, Madison M Coulson p. John H Shirk res, John Banta m o Sept. 6, '64, Lewis W Wood res May '65, John Chilcott m o.
(Recruited from Cass Co.)
Sergeants-Coulson Madison M p It, Randall Joseph W, Smith Saml, Rusk Frank M dis w, Shirk John H p It. Corporals- Wood Lewis W p It, Divis Norris S d, Banta John's m o Dutcher Parley L v m o, Johnson Lewis W s t, Patrick Fredk J m o, Ijams Thos H p it, MeMellon Thos J t. Musi- ciuns-Pratt James M v e m o, Tibbetts Oliver H v mn o. Wagoner-Bevan James R v w m o.
PRIVATES.
Addington Lewis A d Baker Joel vm o, Barron Jacob M m o. Bechdal Wm H dis, Bechdal Matthias Bd, Bennett Asher C dis, Bome Elias L w mo, Boring Thos W vs mo, Brown Elias A d, Burns Leonadus H vm o, Burton Edson d. Byrum Geod. Campbell Geo W d w, Chambers James v w m o, Charles Robt G dis, Cheney Wm R m o, Chileott John's in o, Choen Jasper v m o, Cochrane Franklin dis, Cohee Vincent D dis, Conly John v m o, Cook Augustus v, Corder Win v m o, Cornish Henry v m o, Cripe Josoph N dis, Cupp Henry M dis.
Dewire Benj w t. Etnyer Geo d. Grant Robt M v w mo, Grant Danl A d, Growall Geo W v w m o.
Hall Danl O k, Hanna Solomon v w mo, Hearne Mathew P' dis w, Himman Saml m o, Hilton John C dis w, Hoover John K d.
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Ijams Wm H dis, Ijams Richard P dis, Ijams Thos F dis. Jackson Commodore Pv smo, James Benj A dis, Jessie Joseph
L vw t. Johnson Chas t. Kendall Saml Pd w, Kenter Saml A m o, Kile Jesse c w m o. Kirkman Wmn P dis, Kirkman Saml T v, Knapp Saml dis. Lambert Francis d, Landes Saml s m o, Langston Geo d w, Leffert Joseph H vc m o, Little John W d.
McConnell Dyer B p It, MeLaughlin Geo N v.s m o, MeNeal Win H dis, Miller Jacob w m o, Miller David H dis, Miller Isaiah v c m o, Minnick Elias m o, Mitchel Win I m o, Maugans John Hp lt, Myers Win H. Porter Alpheus m o.
Rench Lewis d, Rhonemus Jacob d w, Roberts Clayton W p lt. Schlay John M v cm o, Shaw Isaac N d, Slosser Geo v m o, Smith Solomon w m o, Stewart Robt E dis, Swenney Danl w dis, Swin- ney Saml c dis. Victor Newton A d.
Watts John H v m o, Wisenberger Chas m o, Widener David d w, Willis Wm w m o, Willis Danl k.
Recruits-Baker Levi e m o, Banta Wm c m o, Billiard Wm k, Choen Montgomery ps k, Cathcart Wm H k, Clay Henry, Chil- cott Henry mo, Caloway Jno mo. Dewire Jno v mo, Dullinger Saml m o, Fauset Geo W m o, Fisher Jeremiah mo, Friend Geo m o, Griffin Calvin L dw, Healy Henry S m o, Kerns Saml mo, Kerlin Mahlon m o, Kavenaugh Maurice d w, Loud- erback Spears S w mn o, Lesh James W m o, Louderback Isaac m o, Lewis John B m o, McConnell Wm L w p cap 73d, Morris John d, Martin Jerome m o, Martin Squire dis, Miller James A w mo, MeLaughlin Wm m o, Miller Geo m o, Miller Wm m o, Payton Alonzo L d, Pearson Win d, Porter Justus O mo, Porter James W mn o, Roose Silas v w m o, Stager Abraham m o, Storer Isaiah m o, Strinback Aaron, Speece Wm m o, Van Alst Alonzo Cv m o, Warley Chas m o Wilson James m 0, Wiltz Marion D m o, Wiltmere Levi dis, Winegardner Aaron S, Waffle Perry H pq in s m o.
Drafted-Allstott Martin L m o, Blinkenbaker Columbus d, Booch- er David m o, Devass Joseph mo, Green David A dis, Green Joshua m o, Green John A m o, Philipps Elias m o, Rusk Ab- ijah m o, Snyder Joseph in o, Switzer David A m o, Switzer John W mn o, Swearingan Demetrius m o, Walker Win m o, Waters Win mn o, Woodward Isaiah d. Wiley Sylvester dis. Substitutes-Caugill James in o, Tinsman Wm w in o, Tingman Joseph m o.
UNASSIGNED.
Recruits-Charleton Levi A, Coffenbury Milton A, Ephlin Edward L It co A, Scott Chas, Timmons Richard M, Walden Banj F, Way Thos R.
Drafted-Badders Saml F, Bergman Nathan, Clark Nelson, Cof- fee Timothy, French Jay, Gentes Noah, Heller Levi, Hanen Thos D. Kleinknecht Wm, Kreps Jacob, Lucas Lafayette, May Henry D, Melvin Benj V, Orr Darius, Rosenbury Milton, Stewart Jno A, Salmon David, Stroop Jacob, Sutton Oscar F. Substitutes-Bowles James R, Co A, Brown Win, Coonse Wm K, Dickert co F. Lucius, Eastman Danl, Guilford James B, Guenon Moses, James Wmn D, Jaffel Albert, Leach Francis, Mitchell Chas W, Robbins Martin, Race Geo E, Storms Syl- vanus D, Stephens Silas.
Officers of the Association.
PRESIDENT, GEN. ISAAC C. B. SUMAN, Valparaiso, Ind.
VICE-PRESIDENTS,
Band-JOHN LATHROPE,
A-A. S. MOCORMICK,
B-JONN VESPER,
C-MAJ. J. D. BRADEN,
D-CAPT. AMASA JOHNSON,
E-LIEUT. J. M. HELMICK,
F-LIEUT. SAM DUSTAN,
G-HORACE E. JAMES, H-DAN LYNCH,
I-H. O. KREMER,
K-ALPHEUS PORTER.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
GEN. I. C. B. SUMAN,
CAPT. D. B. MOCONNELL, LIEUT. BEN. R. FARIS
LIEUT. W. KELLY, A. S. MCCORMICK.
Corresponding Sec'y, ALEX. L. WHITEHALL, 627 West 61st St., Chicago, Ill. Recording Sec'y, LT. J. M. HELMICK, Wheatfield, Ind. Treasurer, LT. JOHN BANTA, Logansport, Ind
EYE PRINTING CO., 252 W. 620 ST., CHICAGO.
NINTH INDIANA
Veteran Infantry
Association
Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Reunion,
Held at Plymouth, Indiana October 4 and 5, 1899.
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SCHMEDISON
MAJ. - GEN. HENRY W. LAWTON. See Memoirs on page
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Thirteenth Annual Reunion of the Ninth Indiana Veteran Infantry Association, 'held at Plymouth, Indiana, Octo- ber 4 and 5, 1899.
Plymouth, the pretty little capital city of Marshall Coun- ty, Ind., nestling on the river's bank, with its many iron bridges, broad, clean streets, and handsomely embowered in the midst of maple and other splendid shade trees, never seemed handsomer and more inviting than on the morning of October 4th of this closing year of our century.
The maple and other forest trees were robed in bright and varied autumnal hues so cunningly wrought by the chill but deft fingers of "old Jack Frost." Over the Court House dome and from numerous flag staffs proudly streamed the Flag of Freedom and Union. The bonniest and dearest banner ever kissed by heaven's sweetest breezes, or lashed by the fiercest storm of battle, seemed on this bright, glad morning to be waving a gracious welcome to the Veterans of the old Ninth Indiana. The day was indeed an ideal one, the glorious sunshine tempered the bracing autumn air to just that extent which moves us to feel that life has its pleasanter moods after all. And thus it came to pass that on this the day of their thirteenth reunion of the remnant of the dear old regiment the Veterans who had descended upon the fair little city, bedecked as a bride for the feast, felt their old hearts warmed and gladdened by the smiling of nature, and by the many flags and tasteful decorations which met their dimming eyes and to them silently but eloquently pro-
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claimed the loyalty to country and the love of Plymouth's people for this fragment of the not re Ninth, and of all aging defenders of the old flag and of the nation's honor and life, and to these were added the cheery welcome and hearty hand clasp of the people who met us on the street, at the hall and at their homes, and our comrades realized down deep in their hearts they were among friends. Incoming trains were met by the Committee on Reception re-enforced by squads of Veterans already on the ground and anxious again to greet old comrades, and by 11 :30 a. m. the reunion headquarters at G. A. R. Hall presented a lively scene of Veterans and wives mingling with a few of the townspeople, becoming acquainted, and Capt. Johnson and Lieut. Kelly, assisted by Comrades Leonard, Andrews and other resident comrades, were busy registering the new arrivals and be- decking them with badges and assigning them to quarters at the hospitable homes of the good people of Plymouth, and though the attendance was large a number of families who had volunteered to entertain the visiting Veterans and wives found that the supply of old soldiers was exhausted before all the details were filled.
When the noon hour came Quartermaster Wash Kelly, who had so offen looked for and found feed for his hungry "lambs" down in Dixie, was right on hand with his pockets full of meal tickets, and promptly issued the same as Capt. Johnson called the roll. Then Kelly's aides de camp es- corted the right wing to one restaurant and likewise the left wing to another restaurant, and an excellent meal was sup- plied to each visitor. The restaurants were of a character to reflect credit upon a city of larger proportions than Plym- outh, and had made due preparation and dined the crowd in a very satisfactory and sumptuous manner.
After dinner the regiment assembled at G. A. R. Hall, which, by the way, is a large and well-arranged hall very nicely furnished, and made excellent headquarters for the business sessions of the regiment.
At 2 o'clock p. m. Gen. Suman. President of the Ninth Veteran Association, called the meeting to order and called upon Rev. O. S. Thornberry, pastor of the Plymouth Presbyterian Church, to invoke the divine blessing. Rev. Thornberry in fitting and touching words besought for this fragment of a noble regiment of the state. God's choicest blessings for the remainder of their lives, and that the nation preserved by the valor of these men and their hundreds of thousands of comrades, might
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endure forever and under God's providence to proclaim light and liberty in the dark corners of the earth, until the whole world should enjoy the blessings of liberty and enlighten- ment.
Gen. Suman introduced the Mayor of Plymouth,
HON. P. O. JONES,
who spoke as follows :
"Mr. President and Soldiers of the 9th Indiana Regiment :
"On this occasion of your thirteenth reunion I have the pleasure to extend to you on behalf of our citizens a cordial welcome. And I wish to say that it is a compliment be- stowed upon the people of our city that for the second time you are pleased to enjoy the good hospitality of our citizens, and we as well are glad to meet and greet you.
"More than a third of a century has passed by since you enlisted and were mustered into the service in defense of your country. You were then young and full of energy, many of you just ready to enter upon the battle of life real, others of you had already engaged in business pursuits for yourselves, when word came to you and all of us that the union of our states was about to be severed-that union which had caused our forefathers so much hardship to secure and many a hard struggle to maintain, not only for their pleasure alone, but that we as their children might enjoy the blessings of their well earned freedom.
When the southern states seceded and war was declared you were found ready and willing to leave your homes and business to uphold the nation's reputation and protect her flag and when a call was issued by the government she found her share of brave men ready for battle in our great state of Indiana, the Ninth Indiana Regiment being among the first to engage in actual service, and perhaps as many actual battles as any other regiment in the late rebellion, such bat- tles as were fought at Chickamauga. Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Stone River and several other noted battles that I might mention.
"I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Chicka- mauga battlefield, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and at this late day it is plain to be seen that you had no easy engagements or any time for which you might call recrea- tion while you were camping on those fields.
"On my return, in conversation with your comrades Kelly, Johnson and others, and in relating what I had seen on my visit, not thinking that they had been there and engaged in the thickest of those battles, they at once smiled
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and said: 'We were right there and in those battles,' and when I mentioned the old Kelly field, the Snod Grass House, Gordon Mills, McFarland's Gap and other places of note, they seemed to be as familiar with them as they would have been had I been talking to them of the scenes of their childhood days.
"It is only a wonder to me after going over those grounds that any of you are here today. I for one don't care for any of that kind of experience in life, and hope that none of your sons or mine shall ever have to go through what you did in those engagements, but we don't know when the day will come that war will be no more known to the nations of this earth. Not more than two years ago I made the public statement that I thought the people of all nations were becoming so intelligent that we would never be called upon to engage in warfare again, but the sound of my voice had scarcely died out until our own country was again engaged in war.
"In referring to those battlefields where you met with such hard struggles and so much bloodshed, are today national parks, with their splendid driveways and beautiful monuments dotted all over those grounds in memory of your comrades who fell in line of battle, which certainly is an honor to not only the nation but credit to the bravery of her fallen heroes, and in looking over the monuments and markers it is plain to be seen that the men engaged in those battles were mostly from Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.
"Through your energy and endurance as brave soldiers you have won for your regiment a name that of itself denotes bravery: 'The Old Bloody Ninth.' And it is well here to remember your comrades who fell at your side while on the battlefield and those who from the hardship and expos- ure while in the service have since departed this life and are no longer able to meet with you in these reunions and arotik. your camp-fires and to share with you in these pleas- ures. While they may hear the bugle sound, yet they may be unable to answer in person to your roll call.
"As I was not a soldier myself and am unable to give any experiences as a warrior or even relate an anecdote incident to a soldier's life I will be compelled to leave this part for others, and in conclusion would say that the right of way through the city is now turned over to you, hoping that this occasion may be so pleasant to you whose lives are spared that you may have pleasure in coming this way again."
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At the conclusion of the mayor's address of welcome, which was greeted with applause, the President said that Capt. Madden, who had been assigned the duty of respond- ing to the welcome address, had been detained at home by the serious illness of his wife, and he would be obliged to call upon Capt. McConnell to respond on behalf of the regiment to the welcome of Mayor Jones.
Capt. D. B. McConnell said :
"Mr. Mayor: On the part of my comrades 1 thank you for the kind and cordial welcome you as the executive officer of Plymouth have just extended to us, and beg you and your people to feel assured that such of the Veterans of our regiment as are present apon this occasion accept the gracious welcome of you and your people. And for the compliment you pay to my comrades of the old Ninth. both living and dead, I thank you, sir, most heartily, for I feel the compliment deserved by them. We expected a warm, generous welcome from the people of Plymouth and Mar- shall County, and we have not been disappointed in that welcome. We, sir, who are able to leave our homes and come to a reunion like this feel that we are especially favored and have good reason to congratulate ourselves that we are here to receive such a welcome, but in our acceptance of it and our enjoymem of these peculiarly happy meetings we do not forget our absent comrades, who for any reason cannot be with us upon this occasion.
"We are growing to be old men, and yet I feel con- strained to congratulate my comrades on their handsome and manly appearance. As I glanced along the ranks of our regiment over a third of a century ago I confess; boys, I then felt proud of you as a splendid looking body of young men and congratulated myself on being one of you, and though time has wrought many great changes with a good majority of you time has not made the ravages in your per- sonal appearance that one would naturally and reasonably expect. You have simply grown older gracefully and as a body present a personal appearance that is complimentary to you and the regiment, which with many other splendid regiments behaved very gallantly at a time when true man- hood was put to its severest test.
"To be frank with our friends, I feel that perhaps out- side of personal courage shown in battle a little boasting of our own prowess may have had something to do in giving to our regiment the name of "The Bloody Ninth," just as other regiments and individuals were nicknamed. Whether
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we could be fairly designated 'The Bloody Ninth' or not, we have a record which we have no occasion as soldiers or as citizens of this state to be ashamed of, and common fairness now compels us to admit that there were hundreds of regi- ments perhaps in most respects quite the equal of ours; and while it is but natural that we love our regiment and are proud of its behavior as a body, we are also proud of the deathless fame won by many other regiments of our state and nation.
"In the light of the world's military history the Ameri- can soldier has a right to glorify the valor shown on both sides in the bloody struggle for the maintenance of our federal union. Modern wars which have taken place since the close of the Civil War are not to be compared with it for great destructiveness, or from scarcely any other military point of view. Take for instance the Franco-Prussian war. The greatest percentage of loss by any regiment in that conflict is fixed at 44 per cent., whereas in one Union regi- ment the loss was 82 per cent., and in a very great number of the Union and Confederate regiments the percentage of loss exceeded 44 per cent. considerably, and the percentage of fatalities and of wounding exceeds that of any wars of mod- ern times. I have had the good fortune to hear from men en- gaged on both our own and the Confederate side, discuss this matter. Much admiration is expressed at the splendid fighting done by each side, and no matter how earnest and even how bitter we may have felt in those days of deadly combat now that our heads are fast ripening for the grave, we can but feel the keenest admiration for the splendid cour- age of our opponents in the Civil War, and rejoice that they were not only "foemen worthy of our steel,' but are proud to claim them as Americans, and our hearts are touched with tenderness as we realize that their sons stand shoulder to shoulder with our sons in our army and navy and are equally ready to die for Old Glory. Under our government, where every man has a voice in the control of his govern- ment, I believe the best fighters are produced that the world has ever known, or ever will know. It is the feeling that a man is fighting for himself and the best and freest govern- ment ever instituted that makes him invincible.
"Our naval battles have not been paralleled during the century now drawing to a close by any maritime power on earth.
"Comrades, you were the best soldiers the world ever knew, and you put away the implements of murderous war,
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which in the nation's extremity and peril you had taken up, and wielded with such telling effect, and took up the imple- ments of peace and as manly men have done your part as good citizens, and I congratulate you upon enjoying the confidence and respect of the nation as a whole, and of the neighbors among whom you live. My comrades, if as your spokesman upon this occasion I have not said as much as might be said, or as well as might be said, in your behalf in responding to the generous greeting tendered us I know you will pardon whatever may be lacking on my part when you remember that I am only trying to fill the place of a dear comrade who on account of sickness has been kept from us and unable therefore to respond for you. If you are proud of our regiment it is enough for me to say you have a right to be, for Marshall County was represented by Co. D, and well represented.
"Once more, Mr. Mayor, for my comrades of this Asso- ciation of Ninth Indiana Veterans I most heartily thank you for the welcome you give us."
The President announced that the AAssociation would proceed to the transaction of its regular business and that the reports of the Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer were now in order. Thereupon the respective officers read their reports as follows:
REPORT OF CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
To the Officers and Members of the Ninth Indiana Veteran Infantry Association :
Comrades: I respectfully report that in accordance with instructions given at our last reunion I included in. the usual report of proceedings an abridged copy of the muster roll of our regiment and mailed a copy of said report to each member of this Association whose address was known to me. Fully 35 per cent. of our comrades whose names are on the membership roll of this Association are owing $5 or more for ques and action will probably be taken by your Committee on Delinquent Dues suspending all those so deeply in arrears, thereby curtailing to a consider- able extent our postage account and lessening somewhat. the labors of the Secretary in mailing reports.
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