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Assistant Surgeon, H. C. Hill, December 3, 1862. Assistant Surgeon, John W. Freeman, February 23, 1864. Assistant Surgeon, W. W. Wiser, May 7, 1864. Assistant Surgeon Charles H. Pegg, November 28, 1664. Chaplain Gilbert De La Matyr, January 9, 1865.
Died, (24.)
Colonel Peter A. Porter, killed in action at Coal Harbor, Va., June 3. 1>64.
Lieut .- Colonel Willard W. Bates, June 25, 1864, of wounds received in action.
Major Edwin L. Blake, Jime 19. 1864, of wounds received in action.
Captain Alexander Gardner, killed in action at Coal Har- bor, Va .. June 3, 1864.
Captain William J. Hawkins, June 23, 1864, of wounds re- ceived in action.
Captain George A. Hoyt, July 5, 1864, of wounds received al Petersburg. Va.
Captain Elbridge S. Sherwin, July 30, 1864, of disease at City Point, Va. Captain James Maginnis, killed in action at Ream's Station. Va., August 25, 1861.
Captain Thomas Low, April 25, 1865, of wounds received in action.
* Transferred to 10th New York Infantry. t Not mustered.
NEW YORK HEAVY ARTILLERY.
EIGHTH REGIMENT.
a noter J. l'ollins .. :: Dec., 64
. a. 1! f . Wh kham .... 22 21 Dec.,
31 Dec., .. .. Burris .. 1 Jan., 65 -man Maybury ... .10 Jan.,
10 Jan.,
um it. Crawley .24 JJan.,
... 11. Ewell ... 4 Feb., :n \. Botsford .. .18 Mar., mint II. Taylor. .1> Mar., .at 11. Westcott .18 Mar., ".Jrl Metzger ... 18 Mar.,
. con Williams 14 Apr., ph (1.psaldle 14 Apr., w ... ain II. Raymond. . Io May,
sextas B. Wilson, a. r. m.
Second Lieutenants.
Thomas I. Dean. 9 Sept., 64
Manfred Dngutd . 2 Dee.,
if B B. Hibbard .. 22 Dec.,
Frankhin J. Fellows. . 1 Jan., 65
:am Grant 9 Jan., william A. George .. .. 23 Jan.,
24 Jan., bugete C. Fuller. 24 Jan.,
HAward Foreman .. .18 Feb., *umurl W. Waldo. 18 Mar.,
Homet G. Curtiss. Is Mar.,
4.r.l .1. Pierce ... 15 Mar.,
Jani. M. Cook. 18 Mar., thatirs T. Beban 18 Mar., Wton sherwood. 18 Mar.,
. Hagene K. Sage 14 Apr., Augustus J. Reibling. . 14 Apr.,
samart R. Wilson. 14 Apr ..
John G. Lacey 14 Apr.,
+dear D. Lewis 14 Apr.,
Myron H. Hale. 14 Apr.,
Wm O. Bartholomew . . 15 Muy,
Jamies M. Waite .. 15 May.
Surgeon.
Alonzo Churchill. 10 Nov., 63
Assistant Surgeons.
Francis P. Casey .13 May, 64 simon G. Place .14 Apr., 65
Chaplain.
. Joslina Cooke. 15 May, 65
CASUALTIES.
First Lient. Henry R. Swan, June 14, 1864, of disease, at Coal Harbor, Va.
First Lient, Charles HI West, killed in action at Ream's Station, Va., August 25. 1964.
First Lieut. George W. Rector, jr., October 29, 1864, of wounds received in action ar Hatcher's Run. Va. First Lient. A. G. Clapp, November 21, 1864, of wounds re- ecived in action.
First Lient. Darwin L. Fellows, killed at Hatcher's Run, Va., October 27, 1961.
Second Lieut. Joseph S. Caldwell, killed in action at Coal Harbor, Va., June 3, 1561.
Second Lient. Fayette S. Brown, killed in action at Coal Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
Second Lieut. Arthur L. Chase, died of wounds received in action at Coal Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
Second Lient. Wallace B. Ifard, killed in action at Coal Harbor, Va., June 3, 1964.
Second Lieut. G. Gladden, killed in action at Coal Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
Second Lient. Oliver M. Campbell, killed in action at Coal Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
Second Lieut. Walter P. Wright, killed in action before Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864.
Second Lieut. Robert Glass, July 15, 1864, of wounds re: ceived in action.
Second Lieut. Joseph Willett, February 17, 1865, at Dan- ville, Va.
Second Lieut. William II. Bickford, March 9, 1865, at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md.
Dismissed, (3.)
First Lient. Frank H. Boyd, October 10, 1864. First Lient. George W. Webster, December 12, 1864. First Lieut. John E. Owen, December 12, 1864.
[ Total " Died " in Regiment, as given by A. G. O., Albany. N. Y. : Killed in action, 12 otticers, 201 enlisted men; died of wounds, & officers, 122 enlisted men; died of disease, 4 officers, 265 enlisted men ; missing, 14 enlisted men. Total. 24 officers, 602 enlisted men.
Losses of the Regiment, as given by Col. Willet, at a regimental reunion after the war. At Cold Harbor: Killed, 9 officers, 146 enlisted mien ; wounded, 14 officers, 323 enlist- ed men; missing, 1 officer, 12 enlisted men. Totals, 155 killed, 337 wounded, 13 missing. Total loss, 505. During the war : Killed, 2 officers, 21 enlisted men ; wounded, 29 officers, 653 enlisted men : missing, 5 officers, 250 enhsted men. Totals, 233 killed, 682 wounded, 255 missing. Total losses, 1170 .- EDITOR. ]
. Transferred to 10th New York Infantry.
a. t. m., appointed and awaiting muster.
NOTE .- The roster of officers is given as it stood of the day of muster-out.
The more common spelling of battle names gives " Totopotomoy," "Cold Harbor," "Reams' "Lation," instead of as above. See also addition to " Died."
In the list of officers of the Fourth Artillery appear the names of Captains John R. Cooper and Urorge Wiard, First Lieut. Morris R. Blodgett, Second Lient. Augustus J. Reibling, a, w, m, The Fourth Artillery was mustered out september 26, 1865,-EDITOR. ]
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LIEN.
RE=UNION -OF THE-
Tenth New York Cavalry
AT SYRACUSE, N. Y.
DECEMBER 15, 1886.
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RE=UNION
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Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
OF THE
"Muster into the United States Service
OF THE
Tenth New York Cavalry,
AT SYRACUSE, N. Y.
December 15th, 1886.
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. PITTSBURGH: Published by N. D. Preston, January, 1887.
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SECRETARY'S REPORT.
COMRADES :
When we returned to our homes in August, 1865, after nearly four years of active service in the field, we took the parting hand and bade each other adieu, with the hope that we would be spared and primitted to meet in after years.
The friendship cemented by the trials of camp and field and welded in the flame of battle, made us more than brothers. In December, 1866, a re-tion was held at the Globe Hotel, in Syracuse, and again in 1867, at the Hathaway House in Elmira, and in 1868 at the Messenger House in Cortland.
Having so recently returned from the field and its close associations, the attractions of home and business prevented a large attendance at these re-unions.
At the last re-union in 1868, the following officers were elected:
President. General M. H. AVERY.
Ist Vice President.
Major A. D. WATERS.
2nd Vice President Lieutenant H. P. THOMPSON.
3rd Vice President.
Major W. A. SNYDER.
4th Vice President. Lieutenant-Colonel B. F. SCEVA.
Corresponding Sceretary C. W. WILES.
Recording Secretary Lieutenant GEO. H. STEVENS.
Treasurer W. E. PHELPS.
Sergeant at Arms R. L. TUKE.
Of these the President, Ist and 4th Vice Presidents and the Recording Secretary are dead.
The approach of the 25th anniversary of the muster of the regiment into the United States Service prompted your Corresponding Secretary to take some steps towards holding another re-union. With no money in the treasury, and knowing the addresses of comparatively few of the sur- viving comrades, it seemed a difficult task indeed. But the call for names and addresses by circulars and newspaper notices were met by prompt responses and the roll increased rapidly. Not only did the com- rades respond with names but with hearty words of encouragement urg- ing a call for an early re-union. Through the kindness and liberality of that staunch friend of the "old Tenth," Captain N. D. Preston, the roll was printed and a copy sent to each member whose address had lwen ascertained.
Upon consultation with many members it was decided to hold a re- union at the Empire House, Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 15th, 1886, (the 25th
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anniversary, Dec. 12th, occurring on Sunday.) Captain Preston again came to the reseue, furnishing the circulars and tine cards of invitation, of which over five hundred and fifty were sent out. The total corres- pondence dispatched by your Sceretary in arranging for the meeting amounted to upwards of fifteen hundred letters and circulars.
Through the concession of the Railroad Trunk Line Commission reduced fares were obtained on their roads in the State, but owing to the limited time we were unable to avail ourselves of all of the benefits of their liberal concession.
On the 14th of December the advance guard made an attack on the Empire House, at Syracuse, but upon arriving they found to their sur- prise that the hotel had been surrendered to Judge Norman A. Reynolds, of Coldwater, Mich., who was the first veteran to arrive. During the day and night the troops concentrated rapidly, and the success of the . re-union was assured. Far into the night the fresh arrivals made a lively scene in the parlors and halls of the hotel. The next day every train brought reinforcements until, at noon about one hundred and thirty members had reported. By reason of the death of the President and First Vice President, the deliberations were presided over by the Second Vice President, Lieut. H. P. Thompson, of Lathrop, Mo. Your Corres- ponding Secretary had received assurances from him that he would be present if his health permitted. At noon he had not arrived. "Would that veteran soldier, suffering from wounds still open, be able to endure the fatigue of the long journey"? was asked on every hand. But the hotel register soon announced his arrival and he was surrounded by welcoming comrades. The parlors, lobbies, and halls of the hotel now presented a scene that will never be forgotten by those present. The greater number of the comrades had not met for eighteen or twenty years, and it was an interesting sight to see the eagerness of the old veterans to find some particular comrade. "Is this you, John?" "This can't be Bill?" "God bless you, Captain, I am glad to see you; shake again." "Why, Major, I can now see some of the old look in your face, and the voice begins to sound familiar." "Where is this comrade, and will so-and-so be here," were the exclamations heard on every side. But often the sad words that this dear comrade and that one were dead, would cast a shadow over the joyful scene, and bring tears to the eye of the inquirer.
At 1.30 P. M. of Wednesday, the 15th, the comrades met at Empire Hall and were agreeably surprised to find that friendly hands had already been at work and decorated the platform with familiar weapons, and the walls with flags and bunting. Three brass eannon showed their black muzzles, while battle-flags, staeks of muskets, sabres, and other articles suggestive of war times met their gaze as they filed into the assembly room. The sabres worn through the war by Gen. Avery and Capt. Preston were among the relies shown.
There was the once beautiful headquarters flag of General Custer, now a mere mass of white and blue silk shreds, out from which shone, in strik- ing contrast, the bright red cross sabres, occupying a place on the front of the platform as it always occupied a place in front during action.
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Our own brigade headquarters flag, of blue bunting with white cross asbres, vividly recalled many a thrilling scene. It gave inspiration to arts of daring and heroisn on the battle field that were here recounted !«neath its peaceful folds. The flag staff's of these two flags were crossed, forming an appropriate "X" for the occasion.
thar old relics these, but they brought up many sad thoughts, too, of the brave men that fell while following them.
Among other articles exhibited by Captain Preston, was a large num- tur of orders made by officers of the brigade upon him when Brigade Commissary, in May, 1864. Among them were the signatures of nearly «very officer of J. Irvin Gregg's brigade at that time. No little merri- ment was caused by some of the officers present, whose signatures would be found appended to an order for one, two or three canteens of "antidote for snake bites;" endeavoring to explain why his name was found on that particular order. It was caused by a severe case of colic, or perchance some poor fellow, already groaning under a load of sins charged, not wholly merited, was visited with the additional odium of having forged the name.
The assemblage was called to order by the Corresponding Secretary, and after a brief statement regarding the difficulties attending this, our first re-union in eighteen years, President Thompson was presented. The storm of applause when he took the floor must have satisfied him that his efforts to be present were appreciated by the comrades. After thank- ing them for their kindly greeting and congratulating them upon the success of the re-union, the Rev. J. C. Grumbine was introduced and opened the session with prayer. The roll was then called for the pur- pse of making corrections and additions of new names.
Upon motion of Major Vanderbilt the chair appointed the following committee on permanent organization: Geo. Vanderbilt, D. Getman, Jr., N. A. Reynolds, L. W. Bliss, N. D. Preston, M. B. V. Turk and T. (. White.
After consultation the chairman reported the nomination of the fol- lowing officers, who were unanimously elected:
President Lieut. H. P. THOMPSON, Lathrop, Mo.
1xt Vice President ..... Major GEO. VANDERBILT, Stapleton, N. Y. 2dl Vice President. Capt. N. D. PRESTON, Pittsburgh, Pa. 3d Vice President. .Capt. A. T. BLISS, Saginaw, Mich. 4th Vice President. Major T. H. WEED, Syracuse, N. Y. 5th Vice President .. Sergeant W. W. WILLIAMS, Rome, N. Y.
Corresponding Secretary. C. W. WILES, Cortland, N. Y. Financial Secretary, Lieut. HENRY E. HAYES, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sergeant-at-Arms Lieut. L. P. NORTON, Preble, N. Y.
( ERIE O. VAN BROCKLIN, Buffalo, N. Y .;
Executive W. R. PERRY, Minetto, N. Y .;
Committee ) N. A. REYNOLDS, Coldwater, Mich .; (L. L. BARNEY, Ehnira, N. Y.
The following comrades responded:
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NAME. RESIDENCE. COMPANY
Andrews, Homer, Syracuse, N. Y
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Albro, D. J., Cuyler, N. Y
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Bliss, Capt. A. T., Saginaw, Mich. D
Bliss, L. W. Saginaw, Mich., As-'t Surgeon
Beebe, M. M., Oneida, N. Y. L
Brown, Hon. M. M., Freetown N. Y.
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Brownell, Lieut Mark, Cortland, N. Y
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Bingham, Geo. W., Lockwood, N. Y. H
Blowers, Elias, Mayfield, N. Y.
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Blowers, W. H., Northville, N. Y.
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Briggs, W. R., Gloversville, N. Y I
Barney, Capt. L. L., Elmira, N. Y
Baker, Wm. A., Jordan, N. Y. A
Brown, Theo., Frankfort N. Y
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Bull, Theo., Buffalo, N. V.
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Bacon, James M., New Woodstock, N. Y. ... L
Bacon, Lester, New Woodstock, N. Y L
Baker, Andrew J., Spring Brook, N. Y E
Brooks, Dr. S. A., New Milford, Pa. K
Chubbuck, Melville, Madison, N. Y C
Collins, W., Watkins, N. V.
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Cotton T. B., Shesheguin, Pa.
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Crandall, Charles L., Alba, Pa. H
Dodge, H. B., Port Byron, N. Y., Vet. Sur. Daniels, H. B., Oxford, N. Y
K
Dow, Ed. G., Sherburne, N. Y K
Davis, D. R., Nelson Flats, N. Y. D
Douglass, M. E., Red Creek, N. Y A
Egbert, N., North Hector, N. Y. G
Evans, E. D., Utica, N. Y.
Edson, A. J., Munnsville, N. Y D
Fish, J. E., Freetown, N. Y.
Fletcher, John W., Pratt's Hollow, N. Y ... D
Fisk, G. L., Unadilla, N. Y K
Getman, Capt. D., Jr., Mayfield, N. Y I Thompson, Lieut. Harlan P., Lathrop, Mo .. A Tuton, Hon. E. M., Bentley Creek, Pa. E
Gunn, Burrill, Jordan, N. Y. A
Goodell, Geo. W., Holland Patent, N. Y
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Griffin, Patrick, Brisben, N. Y K
Hayes, Lieut. H. E., Brooklyn, N. Y .... .I
Hammond, Duane, McGrawville, N. Y ... A
Hibbard, E. S., North Collins, N. Y D
Hubbel, Geo. W., Waverly, N. Y F
Holcombe, F. C., North Collins, N. Y E
Hinkley, Lieut. Edgar, LaGrange, Ind C
Heseldon, Geo., Phoenix, N. Y. G
Huttleson, L. V., So Otselic, N. Y
Hinman, Wesley, Cortland, N. Y L
Ingersoll, T. G., Guilford, N. Y.
Irish, Warren, West Falls, N. Y
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NAME. RESIDENCE. COMPANY Jennings, E. A., Canton, Pa H Kennedy, Maj. G. W., Fabius, N. Y.
Kinney, Edward, Cortland, N. Y.
LaRock, Chas., Wayne Center, N. Y.
Lepper, Jacob, Tribes Hill, N. Y
Loomis, Capt. Wheaton, Greene, N. Y K Mattison, J. G., Syracuse, N. Y 1. Maybury, John R., Solon, N. Y I.
Mathews, Capt. Jas. H. Collins Center, NY.M Mc Wethey, John P., Victory, N. Y 1
McGuyer, Samuel, Solon, N. Y. .G;
Morgan, William A., Preble, N. Y A Morse, E. D , Greene, N. Y K Morse, Samuel P., Greene, N. Y K McKeagan, Jos., Pratt's Hollow, N. Y
Norton, Lieut. L. P., Preble, N. Y. L Newcomb, Frank T., Homer, N. Y.
Perry, Capt. W. R., Minetto, N. Y Phillips, Ed., Cortland, N. Y
Place, Lieut. Col. Frank, Cortland, N. Y Pettie, Thomas C., Oxford, N. Y. K Preston, Capt. N. D., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pendleton, Geo. S., Syracuse, N. Y
Reynolds, Norman A., Coldwater, Mich. ... Rockwell, Garrett P., Taylor, N. Y. L Richardson, Daniel, Mayfield, N. Y I Ransford, A. P., Marathon, N. Y. 4
Stark. E. W., Ledyard, N. Y Shipman, Rufus T., Barton, N. Y. H
Slater, Wm. H., Painted Post, N. Y A Spring, Mortimer, Pratt's Hollow, N. Y .. E 'Stewart, John G., Fabius, N. Y. G
Sheppard, John A., Chenango, N. Y D
Turk, M. V. B., Elmira, N. Y. (;
van Brocklin, Erie O., Buffalo, N. V. I.
Van Tuyl, Capt. John J , Toronto, Ont. G Van Tassel, Uriah, Oxford, N. Y K
Wilcox, Chester G., Wilkesbarre, Pa H
Wilbur, William, Syracuse, N. Y A
Warner, Chas,, Apulia, N. Y
Woods, William, Oxford, N. Y K Woods, Harvey, Guilford, N, Y. K White, Capt. Truman C , Buffalo, N. Y D
Woodruff, Lieut. Marshall R., Colden, N Y.M Washburn, Lieut. Nelson, Springville, NY.
Watkins, John H., Waverly, N. Y ..
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Wiles, C. W., Cortland, N. Y.
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(A number of comrades were absent from the hall, or had not arrived at this time, and their names do not appear.)
The Corresponding Secretary reported that the total expense incurred for the meeting, printing, postage, etc,, was 853.00. Ou the suggestion of Major Vanderbilt, hats were passed, and in less than ten minutes the money was on the President's table. The meeting then adjourned until 7 o'clock, P. M., and during the interval the comrades were engaged in recounting old incidents and scenes in army life.
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The evening session called to order by the Chair, at 8 o'clock, P. M. On motion of Major Vanderbilt the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That a contribution of fifty cents be requested from every member to meet future expenses, and that the proceedings of the re- union be printed, and a copy sent to each member.
After some discussion the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That our next re-union be held in Buffalo, N. Y., in Decem- ter, 1:57, the date to be fixed by the Executive Committee.
The comrades from Buffalo and vicinity pledged a hearty welcome and a glorious time for the boys at the next meeting.
It ixing reported that Henry MeElroy, of Company C, of the Tenth N. Y. Cavalry, was in the poor house of Oneida County, N. Y., it was moved by Capt. A. T. Bliss that Capt. L. L. Barney, of Elmira, be re- quested to take the necessary measures to have him transferred to the Soldier's Home at Bath, N. Y.
A resolution was unanimously carried, requesting the comrades to bring their wives and lady friends to the next re-union in Buffalo.
Miss Hulda Baker, of Syracuse, received hearty applause and a vote of thanks for the recitation "John Burns, of Gettysburg," which was very effectively delivered.
Letters of regret and congratulations from the following comrades were read by Lieut. Mark Brownell: Capt. H. E. Farnsworth, Pomeroy, Washington Ter'y; A. W. Hayes, Parker, Dak .; Hon. Peter A. Porter, Niagara Falls, N. Y .; Daniel Brown, Springville, N. Y .; Capt. W. E. Miller, Carlisle, Pa .; Geo. Decker, Howell, Mich .; N. W. Schramm, Brockport, N. Y .; W. N. Harrison, Sterling, III .; Gen. P. H. Sheridan, Washington, D. C .; Major J. H. Kemper, South Bend, Ind .; J. F. Fitts, Luxkport, N. Y .: Daniel Johnson, Peckville, Pa .; J. T. Lucas, National Military Home, Dayton, Ohio; and Gen. D. Me. M. Gregg, Reading, Pa. We regret that lack of space prevents the publication of all of the above interesting letters, but we give place to the following:
READING, PA., December 10, 1886.
C. W. WILES, Corresponding Secretary:
DEAR SIR-I am glad to know that the survivors of that most excellent Cavalry organization, the Tenth New York, because of their friendship for each other, their pride in their old regiment, and in memory of the trials and excitements of their campaigns of well nigh a quarter of a century ago, are to meet each other in the pleasant manner proposed. How it would delight are to be with you if it were possible. You will enjoy yourselves just as old soldiers know how. There will be wir sung, stories told, and tender and respectful mention made of the gallant dead. If I remember rightly, the Tenth New York never wasted their rations, but did not object to adding thereto such articles of food a> they might lawfully pick up in the enemy's country. Let not the luet of the Empire House complain of your lack of appetite on the 15th.
Yours, etc., D. Mc. M. GREGG.
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RE-UNION TENTH NEW YORR CAVALRY,
LOCKPORT, N. Y., December 6, 1886. C. W. WILES, Corresponding Secretary:
DEAR SIR AND COMRADE-I am honored by an invitation to at- tend the re-union and banquet of the Tenth New York Cavalry, at Syra- cuse, on the 15th. Regretting my inability to attend, I feel like sending a line of explanation and greeting. When Congress wisely resolved that Battalion Adjutants of Cavalry were superfluous, I had to bid adieu to the Tenth, and seek elsewhere for an organization in which I could see the thing out. This was at Washington in the last week of August, 1862. I was back in two weeks as adjutant of an infantry regiment (114th N. Y.) whose history is a pride and a boast to me. Occasionally during the fol- lowing three years, while in distant Louisiana, or in the Shenandoah, I heard incidently from the old Tenth, but I never met you again until in May, 1865, I visited your camp near Washington and saw your little heroic and_historic band. While I claim no honors from my own con- nection with the 10th N. Y. Cavalry, the fact that I made a record else- where of which I am not at all ashamed, makes me desirous to claim you all as comrades. Good fighters indeed you were. The man who never heard of the Tenth N. Y. Cavalry in the Army of the Potomac, probably never heard of the war. But I could have predicted you would fight. During the eight months I was with the regiment it was always fight- ing with itself, and it was indeed a happy day for it when it was put where its weapons could be turned on the enemy. Like you, I have roughed it in the field for three years, so I can look back with a kind of curious pleasure at those eight months of very soft times when we innocently thought we were soldiers. Those were the times when we went to Get- tysburg, long before the late Gen. Robert E. Lee got himself into a big muss there; when we ate apple butter; flirted with the Dutch girls; won- dered why the Army of the Potomac didn't do something, and-quar- reled. The times when we went on duty on the railroad between Havre de Grace and Baltimore, with a lot of inoffensive old muskets, (lucky for us, I think, that Harry Gilmore didn't get to Gunpowder bridge two years earlier than he did). But we kept ourselves full of shad, enjoyed the innocent pleasures of Baltimore and-kept on quarreling. And then we went to Washington-quarreled some more-and suddenly the 10th was poked over the Potomac and began to be soldiers, and your humble servant got into another good crowd, and was ditto with them. I greet you all, comrades-I am proud of your record. Often do I think of Colonels Irvine and Avery-heaven rest their big souls! I'd like to meet Preston, Weed and Snyder, and ever so many more, if they are still fighting the tough battle of life. My hand to you all, with a soldier's grip; may you live long and be happy. JAMES F. FITTS.
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