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Post Commander Alexander Reed then said :- Assembled to pay the last sad tribute of respect to our late commander and illustrious comrade, U. S. Grant, let us unite in prayer. The chaplain will invoke the divine blessing.
Post Chaplain C. Irvine Wright-God of battles! Father of all! amid this mournful assemblage we seek Thee with whom there is no death. Open every eye to behold Him who changed the night of death into morning. In the depths of our hearts we would hear the celestial words, " I am the Resurrection and the Life ; he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live." As comrade after comrade gleparts and we march on with ranks unbroken, help us to be faithful unto Thee and to each other. We beseech Thee look in mercy on the widows and children of deceased comrades, and with Thine own tenderness console and comfort those bereaved by this event which calls us here. Give them " the off of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness." Heavenly Father ! bless and save our country with the freedom and peace of righteousness, and through Thy great mercy. a Saviour's grace, and Thy Holy Spirit's favor. may we all meet at last in joy before Thy throne in heaven. And to Thy great name shall be praise forever and ever !
All comrades-Amen !
Dirge by the band.
Post Commander Reed --- One by one, as the years roll on, we are called together to fulfill the last rites of respect to our comrades of the war. The present, full of the cares and pleasures of civil life, fades away, and we look back to the time, when
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shoulder to shoulder on many battle-fields, or around the guns of our men-of-war, wc fought for our dear old flag. We may indulge the hope that the spirit with which, on land and sea, hardship, privation, and danger were encountered by our dead heroes may never be blotted out from the history or memories of the generations to come-a spirit uncomplaining, obedient to the behest of duty, whereby to-day, our national honor is secure and our loved ones rest in peace under the protection of the dear old flag. May the illustrious life of him whom we lay in the tomb to-day prove a glorious incen- tive to the youth, who, in ages to come, may be called upon to uphold the destinies of our country. As years roll on, we, too, shall have fought our battles through and be laid to rest, our souls following the long column to the realms above, as grim death hour by hour shall mark its victims. Let us so live that when that time shall come those we leave behind may say above our graves, " Here lies the body of a true-hearted, brave and earnest defender of the republic."
Senior Vice-Commander Lewis W. Morse daying a wreath of evergreen upon the coffin)-In behalf of the Post I give this tribute, a symbol of undying love for comrades of the war.
Junior Vice-Commander John A. Wildler (laying a rose upon the coffin)-Symbol of purity, we offer at this sepulchre a rose. May future generations emulate the unselfish devotion of even the lowliest of our heroes.
Past Post Commander A. J. Sellers (laying a laurel wreath upon the coffin)-Last token of affection from comrades in arms, we crown these remains with a symbol of victory.
The Rev. J. W. Sayers, Chaplain-in-Chief, Pennsylvania G. A. R .- The march of another comrade is over, and he lies down after it in the house appointed for all the living. Thus summoned, this open tomb reminds us of the frailty of human life and the tenure by which we hold our own. " In such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh."
It seems well we should leave our comrade to rest where over him will bend the arching sky, as it did in great love when he pitched his tent, or lay down weary by the way or on the battle-field for an hour's sleep. As he was then so is he still, in the hands of the Heavenly Father. God direct his beloved sleep.
As we lay our comrade down here to rest, let us cherish his virtues and strive to emulate his example. Reminded forcibly by the vacant place so lately filled by our deceased brother that our ranks are thinning, let each one be so loyal to every virtue. so true to every friendship, so faithful in our remaining marches, that we shall be ready to fall out to take our places at the great review, not with doubt, but in faith ; the merciful Captain of our salvation will call us to that fraternity which on earth and in heaven may remain unbroken. [A pause for a moment.] Jesus saith, " Thy brother shall rise again." " I am the Resurrection and the Life." [The body is deposited in the tomb. ] Behold the silver cord having been loosed, the golden bowl broken, we commit the body to the grave, where dust shall return to the earth as it was, and the spirit to God who gave it. Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, looking for the resurrection and the life to come through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Prayer-The Rev. H. Clay Trumbull, Chaplain, Weide Post, and Chaplain-in-Chief of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Pennsylvania Com- mandery.
Bugle call by Samuel Krauss-" Rest !"
Rev. Dr. Newman and other clergy men made appropriate remarks. The Seventh and Twenty-second regiments. N. G. S. N. Y., fired three volleys in the air, the reg-
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ular artillery fired three salvoes and then a Presidential salute, the coffin was placed in the tomb, the doors were locked, the key handed to Gen. Hancock in a black velvet case, by him to Mayor Grace, by him to Park Commissioner Crimmins, and the assem- blage began to disperse lingeringly. At night a steel envelope was riveted over the casket, and for thirty days regular troops, camped on the ground, all of them veterans who served under Grant, will keep watch and ward.
On- the 6th of October the annual inspection was held, and as the old armory building had been condemned as unsafe, the ceremony took place at the armory of the Twenty- second regiment, that organization having kindly placed their quarters at the disposal of the NINTH.
On the 29th, General George B. McClellan died at his home in New Jersey, and was buried in Riverview Cemetery at Trenton. In 1864 the General resigned his commission in the army, and in 1865 visited Europe, remaining there till 1868. For several years after his return he was engaged in engineering work. In 1870 he was appointed chief engineer of the Department of Docks of New York city, a position he retained for two years. He was Governor of New Jersey from 1878 to 1881.
On November 25th the athletes of the regiment gave another exhibition of games at the armory. This closed the interesting events of the year.
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On the 9th of January General Winfield Scott Hancock, the old commander of the Second corps, died. He was then stationed at Governor's Island, in command of the Military Division of the Atlantic. On the 13th the remains were escorted to Morristown, Pa., where interment took place. The military escort, during the passage of the body through New York, was composed entirely of detachments of the regu- lar army, but thousands of old soldiers, in G. A. R. uniforms, as well as in plain citizen's clothes, followed the procession, as a tribute of respect to the memory of the superb soldier.
On the 28th of April Company K, Captain James A. Mul- ligan, gave a reception to their friends, which proved to be a
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very enjoyable affair. In common with all other militia organizations, the NINTHI was at times afflicted with an "awk- ward squad." The experience of one of that number has been so well portrayed in the following lines, that they are reprinted here :
PAT'S MILITARY RECORD.
BY HARRY DUVAL.
Be gorra, I've jined the " Melishy." I'm drissed in the uniform fine, To see me is all that I'd wish ye When takin' me place in the line. Shure, divil a bit wud yez know me, Wid belts on me waist an' me chist,
And shpurning the ground that's below me Whin shtepping out bowld wid the rest.
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And shure did ye know that a sojer's Posishun wud near break your back ? Don't think that it's lies that I tell yez, Me arms and me legs used to crack. The eyes strike the ground at " an angle," The body " rests well on the hips," The elbows like pokers must dangle And divil a word from your lips.
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Your toes are turned out 'till I'm fearing Some day I'll come down on me nose ; " Knees straight, but not shtiffly appearing," The same wid your legs, I suppose. The " right face " and " lift face" is fearful, I'm shure to turn wrong as I shtand, I'm bothered to dith, tho' I'm careful To fix twixt me right and lift hand,
IV. The " drissing " don't give me much bother, But wheelin's the divil's own task, " Luk one way and touch to the other," But which way to luk I can't ask ;
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I'm towled to push out in the cintre, Another one yells I'm too slow, Each file closer proves a tormentor, And backwards and forwards I go.
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I thought that me troubles were over When first I tuk up wid the gun, Now, Paddy, says I " you're in clover," The rist of the drill's only fun ; It's aisy enough to howll rifles, I'll go through the motions wid aize The Manual's nothing but " trifles," I don't think so now, if you plaze.
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The "right shoulder shift," and the " carry," Arc plisant and simple, but oh ! The " order arms," by the owld Harry, Knocks smithereens out of me toe. I shtood like a plaster cast image, As towld, while I struck " parade rist," Tho' flies on me nose had a scrimmage, And put all me nerves to the test.
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"Fix bay'nets " a parson would puzzle, The blade sticking fast in its sheath ; And, clapping it quick on the muzzle, I near drove a hole in me teeth. The clasp wouldn't work, and the others Were " fixed " long before I was through It isn't the laste of your bothers, To know they're all waitin' for you.
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" Unfixing " is worse than the other, The blade to the gun sticking fast, A piece of me thumb, " Howly Mother," Comes too, whin I work it at last. The " loadins and firins" I'm liking, I've got the " obliquing " down dead, Perhaps you don't know that " obliquing " Is " Frenchy " for turning the head.
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At " Crademoor " I laid in the daisies, And aimed at a bit of a blank. I'd be a proud man, if the praises Were given for hitting the " bank." But, shutting me eyes whin I fired, And giving the trigger a pull,
I banged the owld gun until tired, And divil a " cintre " or " bull."
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And now I am tired wid talkin'. Me throat is as dhry as a bone. Me legs is that shtiffened wid walkin', We'll lave all the balance alone. Belave me, there's plinty of throuble Along wid the fun that you're at. And three of four drills on the " double, Saves fear that you'll ever get fat.
On May 5th Captain Witthaus was around again with the marksman's badges, and it was remarked that unless the stand- ard was raised, there would soon be few members of the regiment but what would sport the " bull's eye " decoration.
On previous occasions when the anniversary of the departure for the war was celebrated, the Veteran organiza- tions took the initiative, but this year the active regiment resolved to take the lead and invite the "vets" to be their guests. The following letter explains itself :
HEADQUARTERS, NINTH REGIMENT, N. G. S. N. Y., New York, April 5th, 1886.
WM. SCOTT, Esq.,
Commanding NINTH Regiment Veterans, New York.
MY DEAR SIR :
At the regular meeting of the Board of Officers, NINTH regiment, held on the ist inst., a resolution was unanimously passed to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the departure of the regiment to the seat of war, by an early evening parade. and a collation at the armory at the conclusion. Included in the resolution was a most hearty and cordial invitation extended to the members of the Veteran Associ- ation and all Veterans of the War, to parade with us and return and partake of the collation.
In extending this invitation let me say, that while we do not claim that the lunch will bear any comparison to the dinner which the Veterans have provided year after
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year, we can assure you of a welcome, heartfelt and sincere. In the hope of a favor- able response at as early a date as possible, with kindest regards, I am, sir,
Very sincerely, WM. SEWARD, JR .. Colonel NINTH RISDR.
Of course Commander Scott accepted the generous invita- tion, and on the 27th of May the twenty-fifth anniversary was duly celebrated. The following report is from the Six- day Mercury :
This command celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of its departure for the war on Thursday evening with a parade and collation. The regiment assembled at the armory in State service uniform at six o'clock, and as soon as line was formed proceeded to the street for the parade. The threatening weather did not deter the mes. but for- tunately it did not rain. The regiment drew up in line along Twenty-sixth Street. Col- onel Charles R. Braine, who had been elected the commandant on April 9th, with is4 of the Veterans, marched past it. The actives then followed. At Fifth Avenue and Twenty-fifth Street the Veterans of the Seventh regiment gave the commands a salute. cheers and a brilliant display of fireworks. The line of march was continued down Fifth Avenue. At the Manhattan Club, at the corner of Fifteenth Street, the com- mands were reviewed by Mayor Grace and other city officials. The commands then marched to Waverly Place, to Broadway, to Union Square and around the Washing- ton Monument to Fourth Avenue. Here an ovation was given by the Veterans of the Twenty-second regiment. Fireworks, red lights and sky-rockets made the ait larid. The Twenty-second veterans then fell in behind and marched to Twenty-sixth Street and Madison Avenue, where they left and joined the Seventh's veterans. The NINTH and the " Vets " continued up Madison Avenue to Thirty-sixth Street, then through to Fifth Avenue, to Twenty-sixth Street. Arriving here the greatest ovation of the evening was given. The Seventh and Twenty-second veterans had joined together and fireworks and cheers innumerable were given. The regiment then marched to the armory, where a collation by Ughetta, a corporal in Company HI, was spread. The armory was handsomely decorated with flags and bunting, and each company room was also profusely festooned and hung with flags, pictures and bunting. After supper speeches were made by Colonel Seward, Colonel Charles R. Braine, Generals Allan, Rutherford and John Hendrickson. Captain George A. Hussey presented Company C with the Veterans' prize and speeches were made by others. Among those present were General Charles F. Robbins, Colonel W. E. Van Wyck, Colonel S. Oscar Ryder. and many members of the Seventh and Twenty-second Veterans corps. The active regiment paraded with ten commands of sixteen files, or 407 men. The demonstration was the most enthusiastic one we have seen in the regiment for sixteen years and it augurs well for the future. The Veterans' prize for recruiting was very closely con- tested by Companies C and G. Company C enlisted twenty-two men during 1885 and Company G eighteen.
On June ist the following report of the proceedings was made to the Veteran Association :
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Your committee on celebration of the 25th anniversary, have the honor to report : They met in conjunction with a similar committee of the NINTH regiment appointed from the Board of Officers; and upon organization, the joint committee elected as chairman Commander Wm. Scott, of the Veterans; as secretary, Capt. Theo. H. Swift, of the active regiment.
Discussion was then heard as to the manner of carrying out the celebration, and after having been freely discussed, various sub-committees were appointed, the meet- ing then adjourning ; subsequently the committee met a number of times, to hear the reports ofsub-committees, and to transact such other business as might be brought to their attention.
On the evening of May 27th, the committee were early on hand to attend to their duties, and were much gratified, as every one present must have been, at the large turnout of the Veterans of the regiment.
The Veterans, 184 men strong, after having been formed into companies in the small drill room, were marched to the street, under the command of Col. Chas. R. Braine, the companies commanded by Capt. Hoagland, Lieut. Buermeyer, Lieut. Herts, Capt. George Tuthill, Sergt. Jas. S. Burtis, Capt. Thos. Griffin, Corp. E. Louis Smith, Col. John T. Pryer, Capt. Henry S. Brooks, and Lieut. Robt. F. Cooke; then passing in review before the active regiment, stationed in line on West Twenty-sixth Street, right resting on Sixth Avenue; the march was continued to Fitth Avenue, the active regi- ment having fallen in on the left of the Veterans, thence down Fifth Avenue, to Waverly Place, to Broadway, to Union Square, where the Veterans of the Twenty-second regiment handsomely received them with hearty cheers, accompanied with a display of fireworks ; here a slight shower of rain fell, but not sufficient to hinder the march being continued, which led around and up Fourth Avenue to Twenty-third Street, to Madison Avenue, to Thirty-sixth Street, to Fifth Avenue, thence down Fifth Avenue to the General Worth Monument. At that point the Veterans of both the Seventh and Twenty-second regiments were drawn up in line, who loudly cheered the column as it marched by, but their friendly welcome to the NINTH was almost drowned in the bang and fiz of the fireworks they had ordered set off in honor of the occasion.
Continuing the march to Twenty-third Street, the column followed it to Seventh Avenue, to Twenty-sixth Street, the Veterans there forming into line and lustily cheering the NINTH Regiment as it marched by; considering the fact of the threatening weather, the number of people out to see the Veterans, was a sure indication of their many friends, they evincing their sympathy for them in hearty outbursts of applause at many places along the line of parade, which was illuminated throughout with various colored lights.
Upon arrival back at the armory, the regiment and its Veterans proceeded to the large drill hall, where all sat down to a collation given by the officers of the NINTH in honor of that memorable day in its history, May 27th, 1861. 204 invitations were extended to the war members of the regiment, of which 125 men paraded, 22 of them having been commissioned officers. In the Veteran corps, composed of 113 members, 90 men paraded, of which every ex-commander living was present. Those that were disabled from wounds or age were furnished conveyances.
After partaking of the lunch, the NINTH's band performed some excellent music, one of it, upon a cornet, acquitting himself most handsomely.
Speeches were then attentively listened to from Generals Allan Rutherford, John Hendrickson, and Thomas B. Bunting, Colonels Braine, Seward and Ryder, Captains Tuthill, Walter Scott, Griffin, and others. Also remarks were heard from several repre-
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sentatives of Sister Veteran Corps, notably the 7th and 22d, whereupon all adjourned, well pleased with the way the day, we celebrate, was honored.
CHAS. R. BRAINE, GEO. A. HUSSEY, T. D. COTTMAN. WILLIAM SCOTT, Committee.
REGISTER OF THE WAR-VETERANS PRESENT ON MAY 27THI, 1886.
THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEPARTURE OF THE NINTH FOR THE WAR.
Ex-Officers.
Benjamin F. Bowne,
Charles R. Braine,
Henry S. Brooks,
Henry E. Buermeyer,
Thomas B. Bunting,
Robert F. Cooke,
John B. Dolan,
Matthew S. Gregory,
John Hendrickson,
Jacob Jacobs,
Isaac E. Hoagland, Ralph A. Lanning, Charles J. Nordquist, M. D.,
J. Frederick Munson,
Howard Pinkney, M. D.,
Allan Rutherford,
Edward Shanly,
Fitzhugh Smith,
James H. Stevens,
George Tuthill,
John 1. Van Alst, Jr.,
Henry V. Williamson.
Company A.
Edward O. Baker,® Peter W. Johnson,
William M. Winnie. Company B. Thomas Keogh, Jacob Mangold, Jr.
Company C.
Emanuel Dreyfous,
F. Oliver Flood,
John J. Joyce,
Gilbert S. King, Joseph Meyer.
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William H. Bender,
Henry Leisinger,
George W. Beckwith, William A. Elmer, Abram G. Iffla, Samuel Joyce, Henry D. Lynch,
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William H. Miller, John T. Pryer, Frank W. Tryon,
John C. Moses, Edward L. Smith, Henry C. Woodruff. Company D.
Clarence A. Burtis, James Martin,
Horace Schermerhorn,
Sidney J. Vredenburg,
Eugene Durnin, Jacob Ritschy, John W. Springer, Theodore M. Wall, Frederick H. Wight. Company E.
Charles H. Bladen,
Charles McDade,
Archibald Stewart.
Alphonse Le Roy, Edward G. Royce, Joseph J. Trittenback. Company F. Samuel Berry, James S. Burtis,
Edward C. Alphonse, Eugene Bissell,
Stephen M. Crandell,
Samuel C. Frazec,
Orlow W. Graves,
John W. Haggerty,
Thomas L. Hanna, William L. Heermance, William B. Osborn,
George W. Pancoast,
William Scott,
Jacob WV. Steves, John H. Van Wyck.
George I. Buxton, James H. Hoyt, Charles A. Mclaughlin,
George E. Shafford,
J. William Adee, Thomas Cassady, George A. Conley, James Dennin,
Company G.
James H. Hegeman, James M. La Coste, John A. Norman, Joseph F. Swords. Company HI. John L. Baker, Warren Chapman, Thomas Deacon, Joseph T. Hallock,
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Charles F. Russell,
Charles F. Spaulding, James B. Taylor,
Thomas B. Green, James R. Halliday, Thomas G. Haviland, Hiram L. Hunt,
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DeWitt C. Hammond, Frank C. Martin, Charles Skeat,
Charles H. Kearney, William H. Roberts, George E. Smith. Company I.
George W. J. Coles, John Moore,
Walter Scott,
George A. Hussey, George Schubertt, Ralph Shorrock. Company K. (Battery.)
Alfred T. Crane, Robert H. Fowle, Albert T. Freeman, Frank J. Jones.
Company L.
Thomas Burns, William A. Graham, Thomas N. Marcotte,
John K. Imlay,
Augustus W. Meade, James Thompson.
RECAPITULATION.
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On Monday, the 31st, the Memorial Day parade occurred. Year by year this Holy day had acquired new interest. On this occasion the military display was most imposing. On the 24th the following regimental order was issued :
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HEADQUARTERS NINTH REGIMENT, FIRST BRIGADE, FIRST DIVISION, N. G. S. N. Y. New York, May 24th, 1886.
ORDERS. 1 NO. 21
I. Pursuant to orders from Division and Brigade Headquarters, this regiment will parade Monday, May 31st, in state service coat, white trousers, helmets, and white gloves, to participate in Decoration Day ceremonies, as part of the escort to the Grand Army of the Republic.
Officers will report in full dress uniform, white helmets.
Roll call at 6.45 o'clock A. M.
Field and staff mounted, will report to the Colonel, and non-commissioned staff. band and field music to the Adjutant at same hour.
For the first time in the history of the organization it will parade on the right of the line and each member therefore should ma . e especial efforts to be present. * * * *
By order of COLONEL WILLIAM SEWARD, JR.
YELLOTT D. DECHERT,
First Lieutenant and Adjutant.
The two brigades of the First division were in line on the right of the column, the first brigade leading, composed of the NINTHI, Twelfth, Eleventh and Twenty-second regiments, and the First and Second Batteries, under command of Colonel Seward of the NINTH. Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic formed the body of the procession, and they were followed by various semi-military and civic organizations.
The Chaplain preached to the regiment on June 7th, some two hundred members, including veterans, being present. The next day, the 8th, the Veteran Organization celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the muster in of the regiment into the United States service The Herald, of the 9th, gave this report of the proceedings :
The Veterans of the NINTH regiment had an inning last night. They transferred the Hotel Madison into a revelrous military camp of war times.
And why shouldn't they ?
On one side of the dining-room hung a portrait of Colonel Joseph A. Moesch. Fie was killed while at the head of the regiment in the battle of the Wilderness. May 6th, 1864. Opposite was a souvenir in the form of a banner bearing a list of battles in which the regiment was engaged, and which was borne up Broadway by the surviving members at the close of hostilities.
What was the occasion ?
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The twenty-fifth reunion of the muster in of the NINTH at Washington on the Sth of June, 1861.
The reunion was a banquet. And any brave soldier who was present as a sur- vivor of the " hail of bullets," who tried to master it, probably suffered his first defeat.
Among those present were: Brigadier-General Charles P. Stone, the first Briga- dier-General of the regiment; Brigadier-General T. B. Gates, Thirteenth Veterans ; General John H. Wilcox, formerly commandant of the NINTH ; Colonel S. Oscar Ryder ; Colonel Robert G. Rutherford, United States Army (retired), formerly captain Company G of the NINTH ; Senator Thomas C. Ecclesine; Lieutenant Ira W. Steward, of the Twenty-eighth battery, of New York, formerly of the NINTH ; Colonel James H. Stephens, formerly captain of the City Guard; Lieutenant Frank J. Jones, of the Independent battery, Company K, of the NINTH ; Major W. P. Mitchell, of the Japan Army ; Judge F. G. Gedney and ex-Alderman William H. Gedney.
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