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Virginia City, Nevada, U. S. Pension Agent, N. Y.City Harrisburg. Penna. Washington D. C .? Kan lolph, N. Y. Elizabeth, N. J. Leadville, Colorado? Philadelphia, Penna .?
253 Washington St., N. Y. Peekskill, New York Templeton, California? Woburn, Mass.
Care A. G. O., Washington ? 1430 Main St., Buffalo N. Y. Davis Macomb Co., Mich. 201 50. 11th St .. Phil. Penna .? 94 Pearl Street, New York Soldiers' Home, Mont Co.,O. N. Brighton, Staten Isld N.Y. 325 D St., S. E. Wash., D. C. Garrettsville, Ohio
Captain Private Co. E, 9th N. Y. Cav. Brivate Co. 1, 6th Penna. Cav. Private gth Mich. Cav.
Captain
N. H., Ct. (P. O. Box 428.) ?
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Martin, George E.
Mason, F. H.
Mathot, Louis
Captain
Mayell, Henry
Brevet Major
Private Co. D, 5th Penna. Cav. 746 S. 1St !: St., Philadelphia
McCook, E. M.
Brigadier-General U. S. Vols.
Washington, D. C .?
McCook, John J.
Capt. A. D. C., U. S. Vols.
120 Broadway, N. Y. City Creston, Illinois
McBride, G. L.
Sergeant
McDonald, John
Capt. Ist U. S. Cav.
Potomac, Maryland
McFarland, James E.
Major IIth Penna. Cav.
West Chester, Penn.
McGloin, Felix
Private Co. E, 6th N. V. Cav.
603 G St., N. W., W., W.Fh D.C.
McGliney, James A. Mckinney, Edw. P.
Lieutenant
Springfield, Massachusetts Binghampton, New Yor
McKilvey, Samuel MeMakin, Louis
Colonel
Philadelphia, Penna. ? Pdiladelphia, Penna, ?
McMillan, Charles
Ist Lieut. Ist N. Y. Cav.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Meeker, C. B.
Ist Lieut. 2d New Jersey Cav. Madison, New Jersey
Miller, William
Captain 3d Penna. Cav.
Cariisle, Penna. Herkimer, New York
Miller, Warner
Harris Light Cav.
Bvt .- Maj., Capt. 24th N Y. Cav. 140 William St., New York .
Middleton, G.
Brevet-Brigadier-General
Philadelphia, Penna .? 74 Leonard St. New York
Mitchell, John F. B. Moore, C. W.
Surgeon
Mount Joy, Penna .?
Moore, J. F. Moore, Andrew J.
Ist Lieut. Ist Penna. Cavalry Sergeant 20 U. S. Dragoons
New York ? Goshen, New York
Morrison, A. J.
Colonel 3d New Jersey. Cavalry Troy, New York
Morrison, Wallace
Sergt. Horse Bat. M., 2d U. S.Art. Gloversville, New Yor ..
Mothersill, Philip
Major 5th Michigan Cav. Detroit, Michigan ?
Murphy, John J. Meyers, Michael
Sergt. Co. F. 5th U. S. Cav.
829 Federal St., Camden, N. J. Private Co. G, 13th Penna, Cav. Williamsport, Penna.
Nephew, Lewis F. Nevius, Henry M.
Private Ist Connecticut Cav.
New York? Red Bank, New York
Newman, George W. Sergeant 5th Michigan Cav.
Newton, John W.
Capt. Ist Vermont Cav.
99 Brainerd St., Detroit, Mich. . Boston, Massachusetts.
Nichols, George S.
Bvt .- Brig .- Gen., Col.9th N.Y.Cav.Athens, New York
Nugent, Edward B.
Major 3d Michigan Cavalry
Bay City, Michigan
Otis, Charles G.
Colonel 21st N, V. Cav.
131 Pacific St., Brooklyn, NY.
Page, Henry
Bvt .- Col., Lt .- Col. A. Q. M.
Salt Lake City
Page, Alfred W.
Palmer, Arthur S.
Palmer, Wm. M. Page, J. P. Parker, Myron M,
Parnell, W. R.
Patton, A. G. Paul, John C. Payne, George L. Peale. James T. Pease, Clark M. Peck, Theodore S. Pedric, W. E. l'enfield, James A. Perkins, Wm, H.
Com .- Sergt. Sth Penna. Cav. Ist Lieut. Ist Virginia Cav. Surgeon Ist Lieut. U. S. Cav.
Sergeant Ist Vermont Cav. Lt .- Col. Ist. N. Y. Mtd. Rifles Bvt .- Lt. Col. Ist U. S. Gavalry Major 4th Penna. Cav:
17th Penna. Cay. Byt .- Lt .- Col., Mai. 4th Pa. Cav. Captain 5th New York Cav. Capt., A. Q, M. ist Vermont Cav. Burlington, Vermont Captain Cleveland, Ohio? Maj. 5th New York Cav. Captain Ist Mich. Cav.
155 Charles St., Boston Mas. 165 Woodward Av .. Detro:
Camden, New Jersey Cleveland, Ohio New York City? New York?
McAdam, Thomas
McCrea, A. B.
Sergt. 8th Illinois Cav.
Bvt .- Major Capt. C. S.
Captain Lieutenant-Colonel and Surgeon Rome, New York?
McReynolds, P. F.
Mead. Isaac N.
Assistant Surgeon 5th N. Y. Cav.Amenia, New York
Meyer, Henry C.
Capt. 2d New York Cav.
Major 25th N. Y. Cav.
Wilhamsport, Penna.
Rono, Indiana
Camden, New Jersey New York? Washington, D. C .? Columbus, Ohio? U. S. Army, Care A. G. O. 115 Broadway, New York. Hanford, Penna. Washington, D. C .? Crown Point, New York
Sergt. Ist Connecticut Cav. Captain
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Phelps, N. B.
Pierson, J. L. Platt, F. A.
Pleasonton, Alfred
Pomroy, Edwin C,
Porter, George 1 ..
Probasco, Jacob O.
Rawle, Wm. Brooks
Private Major 2d New Jersey Cov. Captain
Bridgeport, Connecticut? Painsville, Ohio Chicago, Illinois?
Major-General U. S. Volunteers Washington, D. C.
Maj. 3d Rhode Island Cav.
Providence, Phode Island
Bvt .- Maj., Asst. Serg. 5th U. S. C.266State St., Bridgeport, Conn
Capt. 6th Michigan Cav. Detroit, Michigan ?
Bvt .- Lt .- Col., Capt. 3d Penna. Cav.710 Walnut St., Phila., L'a.
Reagles, Jemes Rea, John P. Reed, J. C. Reeder, Frank
Reeves, Furman Reno, Marcus A. Rice, William
Richards, John T.
Richards, Lucius J. Richardson, John C. Rittenhouse, N. M.
Roberts, C. S.
Captain, A. D. C., U. S. A.
Capt. 2d Maine Cav.
Major 3d Penna. Cav.
Fort. D. A. Russell, Wyoming Chelsea, Masschusetts Philadelphia, Penna .?
Safford, Charles H. Sargent, Horace B. Sawtelle, C. G. Sawyer. Henry W. ยท Saxe, J. L. Sayles, Willard Sayles, A. W. Schlund, Fidel
Captain
Worcester, Massachusett,?
Bvt .- Brig .- Gen., Col. Ist Mass. Cav Los Angeles, California Bvt .- Brig .- General 1228 Arch St., Phila. Major Ist New Jersey Cay. Cape May City, New Jersey Waterbury. Conn.
Bugler 4th New York Cav. Colonel ist Rhode Island Cav. Sergt. 13th Ohio Cav. Private 2d Iowa Cav.
Providence, Rhode Islan l 1164 West Taylor St,, Chicag
Newark, New Jersey
Schoonmaker, Jas. M. Col. 14th Penna Cav.
Schrow, Henry Schwarz, Andrew
Corp. 2d Mass. Cav. Capt. 6th U. S. Cav.
Captain 2d Penna. Cav. Captain 2d Penna. Cav.
78 Hancock St., Everett, Ma .s. Columbus, Ohio Tombstone, Arizona Philadelphia, Penna. ? 919 Westminster.St., Wash. D.C. Boston, Mass .?
4-1 Kilby St., Boston, Mass. Middleboro, Massachusetts Chagrin Falls, Ohio? Philadelphia, Penna .?
Captain Captain Ist New York Cav. New York City? Chicago, Illinois? Lansingburg, New York? Rutland, Vt. Winchester, Massachusetts Major Surgeon Bugler Co. I, Ist N. Il. Cav. Major 2d Mainc Cav. Bvt .- Maj .- Gen., Col. 19th U.S.Inf. Wash., D. C. (care Adi .- Gen ) Captain Boston, Massachusetts ? Peterborough, N. H. St. Clairsville, New York Sergt. Co. C, Ist N. H. Cav. Captain 9th New York Cav. Colonel
Smith, Norman M. Spencer, Fred A. States, Geo. W. Stevenson, James H. Storer, A. K. Stranahan, F. S. Starges, W. E,
Ist Lieut. 2d Colorado Cav. Sergt .- Maj. 24th N. Y. Cav. Major Corp. 4th Mass. Cav. Ist Lieut, Ist Vermont Cav. Captain 2d New Jersey Cav.
Schenectady, New York
Bvt .- Major, Capt. Ist Ohio Cav. Minneapolis, Minn.
Ist Lt., Adjt. 2d Penna. Cav.
New York ?
Easton, Penna.
Jefferson, Ohio
Major 7th U. S. Cav.
Surgeon 9th Penna. Cav.
Major 2d Mass. Cav.
Captain
Gardiner, Maine Philadelphia, Penna? Cambridge, Mass .?
Captain Corporal Co. C, ad Penna. Cav. Foot of Cross St., Baltimare.
Roberts, James H. Robinson. O. O. G.
Surgeon, Major U. S. Vols.
Brigadier-Gencral U. S. Vols. Captain
Harrisburg, Penna .?
Rome, Bradford County, Pa.
Pittsburg, Penna.
Seamens, William II. Captain See, Clement R. Seip, Albert N. Senfedel, James A. Shattuck, Fred R. Shaw, James H. Sheffield, A. A. Shelanie, W. H. Sheppard, J. Henry Sherer, Samuel B. Sherman, George A. sleeper, Jacob D. Small, S. C. Smith, C. H. Smith, Dana Smith, Erwin H. Smith, James A.
Bvt .- Maj., Capt. Signal Corps Private Co. E, Ist Mass. Cov. Captain
Pittsburg, Penna .? Waterbury, Connecticut 145 Tremont St., Boston Philadelphia, Penna. Winter St. Dorchester, Mass St. Albans, Verment 228 Mt.Pleas.Av., Newark, N.J.
LIST OF MEMBERS.
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Stiles, A. W. Sullivan, M. D. Sweeney, H. B.
Captain Bugler Co. H, 7th Mich. Cav. Captain 20th Penna. Cav.
Jefferson, Ohio? 35 Foundry st., Detroit, Mich West Chester, Penna.
Tate, Theodore T.
Taylor, Alfred .
Taylor, E. W.
Colonel
Bvt .- Brig .- Gen., Col. ist Res. Cav Reedsville, Penna.
Taylor, Oscar Captain 13th New York Cav. Taylor, Woodbury M. Bvt .- Maj., Capt. Sth N. Y. Cav.
Thaxter, S. W.
Major Ist Maine Cav.
Thomson, Clifford
Major Ist New York Cav.
Lieutenant Ist R. I. Cav.
Providence, Rhode I-lo
West Chester Penna.
224 N. Gilmore St., babirra
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Tonia, Michigan
Sold's Home Los Angele.C.i
167 Broadway, N. Y. City
Trowbridge, L. S.
Byt .- Maj .- Gen., Maj. 5th Mich. C. Detroit, Mich.
Tuck, Mathew
Turk, M. V. B. Turner, William H. Tyler, G. F.
Lt .- Col. Ist Rhode Island Cav. Providence, Rhode Island? Captain Boston, Massachusetts?
Van Clief, A. Van Slyck, D. B.
Vernon, George W.
Colonel Major 22d New York Cav. It .- Col. Coles Cav., Maryland
Harrisburg. Penna .? Passadena, Cal .? Baltimore, Maryland
Wade, J. F.
Lt .- Col. roth U. S. Cav.
Wagner, S. C.
Captain 3d Penna. Cav.
Walkon, E. L.
2d N. Y. Cav.
Walsh, James T.
Bugler Co. G, Ist Mass. Cav.
278 E. Broadway, N. Y. Cz;
Warner, Homer H.
Surg. ist Mass. Cav.
148 W. 45th St., N. Y. CE Wash. D. C., (Tres. D.p.
Warnke, G.
Colonel
Capt. 3d Fenna. Cay.
Watkins, E. C.
Bvt .- Maj., Capt. A. A. G.
Maj. Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav.
Mew York, Tribune Bull Buy
Welles, Thomas G.
Bvt .- Lt .- Col., Lt. Ist Conn. Cav.San Diego, Cal .?
Histor, Penna.
Chicago, Illinois? Germantown. Penta. 91 Jefferson Ave., Detroit Mi Peterborough. N. H. La Pierre City, Michigan
Whitehead, G. I.
Maj. Judge Ad., Ist It. 6th Pa Cav206 Broadway, New York Bet .- Brig .- Gen., Col. Ist Conn Cay Washington, D. C.
Whitaker, E. M.
2d Lt. 20 N. V. Vet. Cav.
Glen Falls, New York
Whitney, W. Scott
Wickersham, Chas. I. Lt .- Col. 8th Penn. Cav.
Wier, H. C.
Byt .- Lt .- Col., A. A. G.
Corp. Co. B. 4th Ind. O. V. Cav.Dayton, O.
Williams, S. B. Wilson, C. I.
Major Pavmaster Colonel
Captain
Capt. 6th Penna. Cav.
Asst. Surg. Ist Mass. Cav.
Wood, Oliver E. Wood, S. H.
Woodruff, Carl A.
Licat. 5th U. S. Artillery Sergt. ist Vermont Cav. Byt .- Lt .- Col., U. S. A.
Gettysburg, Penna. New York City? Washington, D. C .?
700Quincey St., Brooklyn, V.Y
84 Washington St., Chicag , Pl. Portland, Maine 14 Cortland St., N. Y. City
Thornton, James A.
Thomas, H. S.
Col. Ist Penna. Cav.
Tibballs, John G. Tobie, Edward P.
Sergeant Ist Maryland Cav. Lieut. Ist Maine Cav.
Towers, Angelo E.
Captain 6th Mich. Cav.
Treichel, Charles
Rvt .- I.t .- Col., Maj. 3d Pa. Cav.
Tremaine, Henry E.
Bvt .- Brig .- Gen. and A. D. C.
Captain
252 W. 123d St., N. Y. City
Corporal Co. G, 10th N. Y. Cav. Elmira, New York
Werkheiser, Charles Weston, Henry (: Wetherill, F. D).
Bugler ed N. Y. Cav. Private Co. E, Ist Mass. Cav.
Capt. 3d Penna. Cav.
White, A. H. White, D. M. White, H. K.
Colonel 5th N. V. Cav. Colone! Capt. Ist Mich. Cav.
Chicago, Ilt.fPortland Bing! Sugar Loaf, New York
Wash. D. C.(care Adi-Ger. ?
Wilson, S. H.
Wilson, Thomas
Winsor, Henry Wood, A.
Boston, Massachusetts? Philadelphia, Penna .? IT & Oliver St., Boston, Mass. Worcester, Mass .? Wash., D. C. (care Adi Ger.
St. Albans, Vermont Fort Riley, Kansas
Wash. D.C., (care Adj .- Gen. Newville, Penn. Scranton, Penna.
Ward, G. S. L.
21 Lafayette Place, N. Y. Ca: Thompson, Michigan?
Wells, C. A.
Surgeon 3d Penna. Cav. Major
Taylor, John P.
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DECEASED MEMBERS.
DECEASED MEMBERS.
Col. MYER C. ASCH
Capt. AUGUSTUS BACON
Major THOS. ARROWSMITH Col. T. C. BAKER Col. J. S. BAKER Col. M. H. BEAUMONT Capt. JOSEPH BOUTEM Col. WM. H. BOYD Lieut. A. V. BURNHAM
Lieut. W.M. P. CRAWLEY
Gen. GEO. 1. CUSTER Gen. GEo. H. CHAPMAN
Lt .- Col. W.M. H. CROCKER
Lieut. JOHN H. CLAYTON Col. J. HINCKLEY CLARK Sergt. JAMES P. Cox Lieut. BUTLER COLES
Sergt. MARTIN V. CASEY
Capt. J. NEWTON DICKSON
Capt. JOHN DOLAN Capt. GUSTAVE EVERS
Major HENRY J. FARNSWORTH Col. WM. FRY Capt. NALBRO FRAZIER
Col. P. LACEY GODDARD
Major CHARLES H. HATCH Col. HIRAM HILLIARD
Capt. JOHN HALL Gen, JOHN HAMMOND Major E. L. KINNEY
Capt. J. W. KNIGHT Gen. JUDSON KIL.PATRICK Surg. HOWARD W. KING Capt. J. T. LOMBARD
Capt. W. K. LINFAWEAVER Col. GEORGE H. LAWRENCE Col. CHAS. M. MANCHESTER Brig .- Gen. J. P. MCINTOSH Lieut. J. P. MAXWELL Col. S. B. W. MITCHELL
Capt. H. C MUIRHEMD
Capt. R. F. MASON Col. JAMES B. MIX Capt. E. M. NEVILLE
Capt. F. G. POPE Col. CHAS. H. PARKHURST
Surg. R. W. PEASE Gen. B. S. ROBERTS Surg. W. B. REZNEK Major O. O. G. ROBINSON Lieut. JNo. H. RICHARDSON Gen. PHILIP H. SHERIDAN Surg. JOHN IT. SNYDER W. NILES SMITH Col. HOWARD M. SMITH Gen. A. T. A. TORBFT Chap. I. W. WOODWARD Gen. WM. WELLS Col. P. JONES YORK
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THE ASSEMBLY.
Hurrah ! Hurrah for Sheridan, Hurrah ! Hurrah for horse and man.
As the closing notes of the BUGLE leave the air silent with no call for more copy or cor- rected proof, I see in imagina- tion, gathering on its plain the attention, thoughts and mem- ory of comrades of the spur and saddle. The right of the line is held by the mounted men of Maine as becometh their geographical position and their State motto, but on the surface of this midsummer Call stand the members of the Cavalry Society of the Armies of the United States. With them may be seen the daring Southern riders clad in gray, whose bravery it is fair and hospitable to duly praise and honor. We men of years have had our fights and now with the complacency attend- ing gray beards we strive "for the promotion of kindly feel- ing, the revival of old associa- tions and the collection and
preservation of records of th services rendered by Cavalry during the War of the Rebel lion." In this literary field v. raise our pens and salute casi. other with uncovered heads. We emulate the swan as em- bodied in poesy, floating dos: the ending stream of life," the sweetest song is the last ine sings."
To the "First of Maine" the BUGLE brings a touch of knee and a true charity which has caused warm sunshine to flow into many a heart. In - quent incidents of this glei- ness appear among the BULL; Echoes but its wide extent can no more be pictured than the sunshine can be pho- tographed.
"One hour of Battle touch of ell Is worth a thousand years of peace.
"Bunkey."
The following from " T! Eagle" of the Los Angeles
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Times will waken a chord in the breast of every true com- rade. Our boys all knew "bunkey" exceedingly well, though perhaps not by that name.
You people who are born and brought up between wars, and who die without ever having heard the call to arms, have inissed a sensation in life -- yes, a whole gamut of sensations. In all the sounds that fall upon the ear there is no dupli- cate to the long roll on the snare deum, or "to arms" on the cavalry trumpet. What music that 's to set the heart ham- mering like mad! How it chases the quiet from the midnight hours! How feeble is the ponderousness of a Wag- nerian score beside the wild throb of those drums, or the startling blare that bursts from the belts of those bugle horns of war ! But that is but one of the sensa- tions of war times. There are others- sensations of affection, of comraderie, of exultation, of depression, of joy, of pathos.
You who live in these piping times of peace have not the faintest conception of the joys of being a soldier. What do you know of the affection that comes from drinking from the same canteen? What do you know of having a "bunkey"? Do you even know what a " bunkey " is? I doubt it and so will tell you: He is the royal fellow who sleeps under the same scant supply of blankets with you; who gives you three-quarters of the last hardtack left in his depletel haversack; who goes shy on the last thimbleful of coffee that you, his "bunkey," may have a bracer of that sollier's nectar. He is the fellow -- God bless him !- who digs out of the corner of that same haversack one last measly bit of rusty bacon and makes you share it with him, and you. his "bunkey," get the greater share. He is the royal gentleman in tattered blouse,
seatless trousers, toeless boots, but with a carbine that shines like silver, who .ol- unteers to stand guard for you the right you are "off your feed." It is he who goes out to the picket line and curries the mud from your rusty steed when you have got a "pass" to go fishing. He is the grizzly fellow, unshaven and un- shorn, who rides along beside you in the rain, smoking a pipe that smells to heaven when turned loose indoors, but which out in the drizzle is as sweet as incense. He is loyal, tender, brave, a hero, a soldier -- your "bunkey." The army only develops him. There, too, are the sports of camp, the wild chorus in the quarters before tattoo, the rides through the fragrant forests on the trail of the wiley bushwhacker. Once the bugle sounds "Halt! Twos left! " "Count by fours ! " "Every fourth man hold horses !" "Dismount!" There is a rattling of musketry going on over there in the woods, and as the dismounted detach- ment rushes out into the roadway, at the sharp command, "Fall in! fall in!" leaves drop from the boughs overhead. It is the minie balls that are doing this. Hear them sp -- t! sp-t! sp -- t! in the leaves ! And how they whistl. : Still that sharp cry, "Fall in! fall in ! Right dress ! Forward, guide right-charge !"
In the dense undergrowth of a South- ern forest an alignment is impossible, hence, instead of a battle line it is a wild rush of the blue-coated cavalrymen, he !- ter skelter, but there is method in the movement, just the same. A hundred steps bring the detachment to a bayou waist-deep with water. On its brink there is a pause, and at the moment from the opposite bank a volby is poured into the advancing Federals. It tells. A doren brave fellows drop dead. Another dozen are sore wounded; but the pause is only momentary, and on rush the now mad- dened troopers. Ah, God ! There on the very brink of the sullen bayou lies your
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"bunkey," and there is a crimson spot on his rusty blouse. But you scarce realize who it is that lies there speechless, for the tumult of fight is about you and a battle is raging in your heart. On through the murky waters, with a wild yell, go the pale but undaunted boys in blue. The enemy, content with its ghastly volley, flies before the rush of the charging detachment, but it sends back scattering shots to check the triumphant advance. And see! There are the enemy's horses! They are mounted, and away they go into the dense woods, leav- ing behind them their dead and our own. It has been a quick, sharp "skirmish." Just a skirmish out there in the woods. It will never be heard of in the dis- patches, but your "bunkey" is dead, and you stand over him while the other brave fellows dig his grave out there in the quiet woods, and perhaps you are too brave and strong and manly to shed a tear, but far more likely are you to stand above him and the heaped-up mound of earth and sob your heart out.
What do dwellers in this era of calm know of the lingering days in the hos- pitals at the front? Those awful days when swamp fever is raging among the gentlemen volunteers of our army. How the grand old fellows die! So patient, so brave, so noble, so uncomplaining ! They bear the muffled drums that lead off to the soldiers' cemetery on the hill- side. They listen until they grow fainter and fainter, until the plaintive sound is buried by the distance. And then they hearken until the drums come back; but now the sound is loud and joyous; there is nothing to muffle the rattle of the snares, and the fifes are playing "The White Cockade," or "Garry Owen." The poor boys lie there thinking, think- ing, "When will the muffled drums beat my requiem? how long before they will come back from my grave playing a lively quickstep?" These are sensa-
tions of a soldiers' life, and you whois in! peace and happiness under the b.dhan radiance of the stars that shine in 20760 Glory" may thank Lind fortune fiu there were men at hand when ther : ner needed defenders. Out of the lok. ness of slavery they brought it purge the stains that had made it a byword; . the nations of the earth. Out of frme- age they brought millions of fellow -con into the glorious dawn of free bal. 1 : of the tangle of sectionalism an ..... sion and nullification they brough their country solidified and disenthralle l. O .. of the darkness and into the light, wione. the sun shines and the stars are, and the roses.
It was worth the price, perhaps ben ah! they were royal fellows, these s'- diers of the '60's ! Light-hearted. jours, debonair, generous, brave. No jourtt hard for them, no rampart too steep : climb, no rain of hell fire from the theon- of guns too severe for them. AApotvr coffee made in an oyster can over att: of twigs made them metry, and a hover. sack full of pilot bread, with a lit on bacon, was an epicurean repast. Co .: the showers they slept, the rain por in their faces and rivulets pouring ar them, the only dry accoutrement bons their carbines and cartridges. Th .; lived for their country and when t country demanded the sacrifice the died for it. God bless them every the dear old tender-hearted, panen "bunkeys" who died and lie aslerp a =1 off there in the South where the cypas trees grow in the bayous and the hood sigh through the canebrakes! De .: fellows! Some of us remember you w. tears.
Somerset Branch. THIRD ANNUAL MELTIN :.
Promptly at 7.30 o'clock. April 10, 1893, the member-
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of the Somerset branch of the First Maine Cavalry were called to order by the presi- dent, Dr. Sumner A. l'atten, in the parlor of Hotel Coburn.
Seated around the room were the following members : Dr. S. A. Patten, L. Anderson, Charles Smith, George B. Saf- ford, F. J. Savage, G. A. Sav- age, B. D. Savage, George E. Goodwin, E. B. Curtis, F. E. Sprague, R. T. Patten, H. J. Varney, Col. A. G. Blunt, Zenas Vaughan, Llewellyn Goodwin, M. J. Allen, John R. Webb, E. F. Fairbrother, F. S. Cairns, F. R. Buck, N. Fowler, E. L. Walker, S. W. Smith, J. A. Dealey, Dennis Murphy, George D. Arnold, Dr. C. V. Richards, F. R. Bick- ford and S. M. Sawyer.
The records of the last an- nual meeting were read by the president, in the absence of the secretary, after which the following officers were elected : Capt. Zenas Vaughan, presi- dent; F. J. Savage, vice pres- ident; J. H. Wyman, secre- tary, and H. J. Varney, treas- urer. After the election of officers several honorary men- bers were voted into the asso- ciation. At this time, the business of the evening having
been completed by the asso- ciation, Landlord Haines an- nounced that the dining hall was in readiness for the guests. Stepping into the room two long tables, reaching from the four corners of the room and crossing one another in the centre, thus presenting a cross, met the view of those who had the good fortune to be present. The company marched into the room and remained standing until seated by the president. The follow- ing is the bill of fare, which was served as only a good caterer and landlord can serve such things :
MENU. Ox Joints Baked Halibut, Brown Sauce Browned Potatoes Lettuce Olives
Young Turkey, Giblet Sauce Parsnips Mashed Potatoes Onions
Ban in: Fritters 'Civet of Venison, Polvsa le Sance Pressed Corned Beef Tonthe Saddle of Cow Moose Especial act of the Ice. islature being passed to allow the killing of samel Saratoga Chips Lobster Salad Old Veteran's Punch Snow Pudding. Cold Sauce Vanilla Ice Cream Assorted Cake Assorted Nuts Layer Raisins Oranges Bananas Port Wine Jelly Rolls Bananas and Cream Cheese Coffee
Cigars Excellent music was fur- nished by Mr. James Partridge, violin, and Miss Annie Part- ridge, piano, during the ban- quet, and they received fre- quent applause, several of those old selections which al- ways strike a responsive chord
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in the veteran's heart, received especial attention, the entire company frequently joining in the chorus. After partaking of the good things, speeches were called for from each of the members, and all were in readiness to respond. Several letters of regret were read, among which was the follow ing from Major H. C. Hall, which was read by F. R. Buck :
"WOBURN, MASS., April 9, 1893. To S. W. Smith, Sec'y, Skowhegan, Me. :
Dear Comrade -- I wish you to say to the boys, especially to those who were members of Company H, First Maine, that I am grateful to them for their kind and continued remembrance of me and that I regret more than I can express, that duties I cannot evade with honor will prevent my accepting your generous invitation to meet with you tomorrow to share the pleasure of your glad reunion in the loyal old borough of Skowhegan, where so many of us were initiated into the mysteries of the cavalry service of our country in the early days of the war.
"I am pleased to know that you have au association composed of the gallant troopers of Somerset to keep alive and perpetuate the memories of that great contest which we helped close on that bright Sabbath morning just twenty-eight years ago to-day. And I sincerely trust that the patriotic citizens of your vicinity and particularly the children, will be permitted to come out to see you once more and to hear you tell the story of your services-of the camp, the march, the fight, the sadness in defeat and the joy in victory, -- to tell of the sacrifices and suffering> of the dear ones who re- turned not with us, whose brave arms
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