"The annual reunion of six regiments who served in the Union army and that were largely made up in the Military Tract territory of the state {ed.- Illinois}, closed a two days' session at Quincy on Thursday of this week. Those regiments were the 16th, 28th, 50th, 78th and 137th Illinois Infantry and the Third Missouri Cavalry--the majority of which was raised on this side of the Mississippi river on the border towns and counties on the west shore of the 'Father of Waters.'
The reunion closed was similar to those of former years (these associations having held them annually and somewhat jointly in the last dozen or more consecutive years). That is, the regiments met at the places assigned them on Wednesday forenoon, where they registered and during the day held their regimental reunions. The reported enrollments for each regiment was: 16th Ill., 30; 28th Ill., 15; 50th Ill., 28; 78th Ill., 42; 137th Ill., 22; 3d Missouri cavalry, 27.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, at 4:30, veterans to the number of about 100 formed into line for the parade. From the Quincy Whig, the {Macomb} Journal gives the following account of the parade and camp fire:
Headed by the marshals on horseback, the parade started at 4:45 o'clock. Members of John Wood Post G.A.R. followed and after them the veterans of the six regiments. Boy Scouts brought up the rear. A fife and drum corps played merry tunes for the soldiers to march by. It was a short parade, east to Sixth Street, a turn to Hampshire, and back to Fourth and Hampshire, and south on Fourth street to Jersey and the banquet in the Masonic Temple, prepared by the women of the John Wood Post.
With hearts as high as they possessed when marching through Quincy streets fifty-six years ago, but with wearied limbs, that refused to move as briskly, the veterans followed the fife and drum. Little wonder that the feet were weary. They were feet that marched with Sherman to the sea and the voices that made little stir in this parade once sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic through Georgia and the Carolinas.
The event of the two days' gathering was the banquet and camp fire in Masonic Temple Wednesday night. The dinner prepared by the wives and daughters of soldiers was toothsome and well-cooked--far different from the meals that the soldiers fought on in the 60s and when the dinner was ended they were privileged to gather in the auditorium secure in the knowledge that no wild battle alarm would come to break in on their pleasure.
Mrs. Rome Arnold opened the camp fire entertainment in the auditorium of the Temple by singing the "Red, White and Blue." Music was rendered by the Dickson orchestra. While the audience stood, "America" was sung in chorus. Rev. George A. Buttrick pronounced the invocation.
Captain R.C. Turner, chairman of the meeting, then gave a most interesting short description of the war record and activities of each one of the six regiments. He was followed by E.H. Osborn, who told a war story and a musical accompaniment. He related how a Confederate surprise attack on troops in Virginia was halted by hearing a Union sentry sing "Jesus, Lover of my Soul." During pauses in the narrative, John Dixson sang the old hymn.
Captain John Andrew told some facts about the Soldiers' Home and at the conclusion of the program Charles Hubert called on survivors of different southern battlefields to rise. Mrs. Arnold, in flag drapery, sang the "Star Spangled Banner" with the audience joining in the song.
John E. Wall made the address of the evening. He told of the heroism of the soldiers, the greatest soldiers of the greatest war in history previous to 1914, he said. He concluded his eloquent talk with the poem, "God and Our Flag," a dramatic end to a dramatic speech.
The writer of this, being secretary of the Sixteenth Illinois, kept the following account of the proceedings at that association's regimental reunion that is here given:
The regiment's registration was in a room in the Soldiers' Home Headquarters' office, it being occupied jointly by the 16th and 28th Illinois.
The forenoon was spent in registration, delivering badges, and social talk among the comrades. Captain Andrews, superintendent of the Home, kindly saw that the members attending both the 16th and 28th reunion were provided with their dinner, so they did not have to go down into the city for dinner.
At 1 o'clock p.m., the 16th attendants were called to order by Captain W.H. Gay of Rockport, Pike County, president of the association. Minutes of the meeting a year ago were read and approved.
Letters were read from the following comrades who could not be present:
Lieutenant John V. Mason, Co. A., 1623 Genessee Street, Kansas City, Mo.
E. Ament, Co. B., 544 Morse Avenue, Rogers Park, Chicago.
Gordon Kimball, Co. D, Box 1132, Ouray, Colo.
Don C. Salisbury, Co. C, Ferris, Hancock Co., Ill.
E.F. Currier, Co. G, Box 85, Garnet, Kan.
John H. Cannon, Co. E, Box 66, Oglalla , Neb.
Snyder D. Freeland, Co. I, Retell, Wash.
Mrs. Charles S. Smith, widow of C.S. Smith, Co. F. , Corinth, Miss.
Thomas May, Co. I, Clayton Ill.
Russell T. Stokes, 10 Mo. (but "crony of the 16th boys") 1123 Quindaro Blvd., Kansas City, Kan.
E.W. Mathwson, 10th Ill., Kingston, N.Y.
Death Roll.
The following are those who have died since last report, most of them within the past year:
Lieutenant H.W. Gash, Co. A, Macomb Ill., died at the Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
James M. Welch, Co. D, died at his home in Quincy.
H.C. O' Neil, Co. E, Ripley.
Thomas C. McGrath, Co. G, Doddsville, Ill.
William G. Pershing, Co. I, Oquawka, Ill.
E.J. Freeman, Co. A, Audobon, Iowa.
A resolution was passed, extending thanks of the regimental association to Captain Andrews, superintendent of the Soldiers' Home at Quincy, for courtesies and kindness extended to the various members present at the meeting. The secretary was instructed to send the Captain a copy of the Resolution.
Those in Attendance.
Company A.
W.H. Hainline, Macomb, Ill.
John E. Lane, Macomb, Ill.
James W. Kendrick, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
Company B.
Samuel Manhollan, Camp Point, Ill.
Lieutenant George W. McAllister, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
Company C.
D.M. Sapp, Plymouth Ill.
Amos Scott, Macomb, Ill.
George Yenter, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
Company D.
Timothy P. Ricker, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
Company E.
George E. Trabue, Camp Point, Ill.
Seymore A. Rolley, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
G. W. Petrie, 310 N. 27 th Street, Quincy.
Thomas A. Lewis, Benville, Pike County, Ill.
Company F.
James E. Pence, Oqawka, Ill.
J.W. Cunningham, LaHarpe, Ill.
A.M. Smith, Iowa City, Ia.
M.D. Folsom, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
H.D. Garrity, Biggsville, Ill.
Company G.
E.D. Nokes, La Grange, Ill.
W.M. Stilby, Breckenridge, Mo.
Charles Abbott, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
John L. Omer, Clayton, Ill.
Company H.
George Davis, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
George Oberling, " "
Company L.
R.M. Thomas, Centralia, Mo.
M. Canfield, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
David McClansland, Warsaw Ill.
Company K.
W.H. Gay, Rockport, Ill.
Ira O. Gray, Centralia, Mo.
Asa D. Baker, Louisiana, Mo.
Invited guests were:
George W. Reid, Capt. 54th Ill., Macomb, Ill.
James E. Wilson, Macomb, Ill. son of Samuel Wilson, lieutenant colonel of the regiment. Mr. Wilson (guest) also had two brothers and two brothers-in-law in the regiment; was too young to go himself.
Robert Thomas, Macomb, Ill., ex-Sheriff of McDonough County, who served in an Illinois regiment.
Mrs. W.H. Hainline
Mrs. Samuel Manhollan
Mrs. W.H. Gay
Mrs. D.M. Sapp
Mrs H.O. Garrity
Mrs H.B. Volk, widow of H. B. Volk, current librarian at the Home.
Mrs. P.H. Delaney, widow of regimental hospital steward.
Mrs. H.W. Gash, widow of Lieutenant H.W. Gash.
Macomb Daily Journal, 18 OCT 1917
The reunion closed was similar to those of former years (these associations having held them annually and somewhat jointly in the last dozen or more consecutive years). That is, the regiments met at the places assigned them on Wednesday forenoon, where they registered and during the day held their regimental reunions. The reported enrollments for each regiment was: 16th Ill., 30; 28th Ill., 15; 50th Ill., 28; 78th Ill., 42; 137th Ill., 22; 3d Missouri cavalry, 27.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, at 4:30, veterans to the number of about 100 formed into line for the parade. From the Quincy Whig, the {Macomb} Journal gives the following account of the parade and camp fire:
Headed by the marshals on horseback, the parade started at 4:45 o'clock. Members of John Wood Post G.A.R. followed and after them the veterans of the six regiments. Boy Scouts brought up the rear. A fife and drum corps played merry tunes for the soldiers to march by. It was a short parade, east to Sixth Street, a turn to Hampshire, and back to Fourth and Hampshire, and south on Fourth street to Jersey and the banquet in the Masonic Temple, prepared by the women of the John Wood Post.
With hearts as high as they possessed when marching through Quincy streets fifty-six years ago, but with wearied limbs, that refused to move as briskly, the veterans followed the fife and drum. Little wonder that the feet were weary. They were feet that marched with Sherman to the sea and the voices that made little stir in this parade once sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic through Georgia and the Carolinas.
The event of the two days' gathering was the banquet and camp fire in Masonic Temple Wednesday night. The dinner prepared by the wives and daughters of soldiers was toothsome and well-cooked--far different from the meals that the soldiers fought on in the 60s and when the dinner was ended they were privileged to gather in the auditorium secure in the knowledge that no wild battle alarm would come to break in on their pleasure.
Mrs. Rome Arnold opened the camp fire entertainment in the auditorium of the Temple by singing the "Red, White and Blue." Music was rendered by the Dickson orchestra. While the audience stood, "America" was sung in chorus. Rev. George A. Buttrick pronounced the invocation.
Captain R.C. Turner, chairman of the meeting, then gave a most interesting short description of the war record and activities of each one of the six regiments. He was followed by E.H. Osborn, who told a war story and a musical accompaniment. He related how a Confederate surprise attack on troops in Virginia was halted by hearing a Union sentry sing "Jesus, Lover of my Soul." During pauses in the narrative, John Dixson sang the old hymn.
Captain John Andrew told some facts about the Soldiers' Home and at the conclusion of the program Charles Hubert called on survivors of different southern battlefields to rise. Mrs. Arnold, in flag drapery, sang the "Star Spangled Banner" with the audience joining in the song.
John E. Wall made the address of the evening. He told of the heroism of the soldiers, the greatest soldiers of the greatest war in history previous to 1914, he said. He concluded his eloquent talk with the poem, "God and Our Flag," a dramatic end to a dramatic speech.
The writer of this, being secretary of the Sixteenth Illinois, kept the following account of the proceedings at that association's regimental reunion that is here given:
The regiment's registration was in a room in the Soldiers' Home Headquarters' office, it being occupied jointly by the 16th and 28th Illinois.
The forenoon was spent in registration, delivering badges, and social talk among the comrades. Captain Andrews, superintendent of the Home, kindly saw that the members attending both the 16th and 28th reunion were provided with their dinner, so they did not have to go down into the city for dinner.
At 1 o'clock p.m., the 16th attendants were called to order by Captain W.H. Gay of Rockport, Pike County, president of the association. Minutes of the meeting a year ago were read and approved.
Letters were read from the following comrades who could not be present:
Lieutenant John V. Mason, Co. A., 1623 Genessee Street, Kansas City, Mo.
E. Ament, Co. B., 544 Morse Avenue, Rogers Park, Chicago.
Gordon Kimball, Co. D, Box 1132, Ouray, Colo.
Don C. Salisbury, Co. C, Ferris, Hancock Co., Ill.
E.F. Currier, Co. G, Box 85, Garnet, Kan.
John H. Cannon, Co. E, Box 66, Oglalla , Neb.
Snyder D. Freeland, Co. I, Retell, Wash.
Mrs. Charles S. Smith, widow of C.S. Smith, Co. F. , Corinth, Miss.
Thomas May, Co. I, Clayton Ill.
Russell T. Stokes, 10 Mo. (but "crony of the 16th boys") 1123 Quindaro Blvd., Kansas City, Kan.
E.W. Mathwson, 10th Ill., Kingston, N.Y.
Death Roll.
The following are those who have died since last report, most of them within the past year:
Lieutenant H.W. Gash, Co. A, Macomb Ill., died at the Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
James M. Welch, Co. D, died at his home in Quincy.
H.C. O' Neil, Co. E, Ripley.
Thomas C. McGrath, Co. G, Doddsville, Ill.
William G. Pershing, Co. I, Oquawka, Ill.
E.J. Freeman, Co. A, Audobon, Iowa.
A resolution was passed, extending thanks of the regimental association to Captain Andrews, superintendent of the Soldiers' Home at Quincy, for courtesies and kindness extended to the various members present at the meeting. The secretary was instructed to send the Captain a copy of the Resolution.
Those in Attendance.
Company A.
W.H. Hainline, Macomb, Ill.
John E. Lane, Macomb, Ill.
James W. Kendrick, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
Company B.
Samuel Manhollan, Camp Point, Ill.
Lieutenant George W. McAllister, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
Company C.
D.M. Sapp, Plymouth Ill.
Amos Scott, Macomb, Ill.
George Yenter, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
Company D.
Timothy P. Ricker, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
Company E.
George E. Trabue, Camp Point, Ill.
Seymore A. Rolley, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
G. W. Petrie, 310 N. 27 th Street, Quincy.
Thomas A. Lewis, Benville, Pike County, Ill.
Company F.
James E. Pence, Oqawka, Ill.
J.W. Cunningham, LaHarpe, Ill.
A.M. Smith, Iowa City, Ia.
M.D. Folsom, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
H.D. Garrity, Biggsville, Ill.
Company G.
E.D. Nokes, La Grange, Ill.
W.M. Stilby, Breckenridge, Mo.
Charles Abbott, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
John L. Omer, Clayton, Ill.
Company H.
George Davis, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
George Oberling, " "
Company L.
R.M. Thomas, Centralia, Mo.
M. Canfield, Soldiers' Home, Quincy.
David McClansland, Warsaw Ill.
Company K.
W.H. Gay, Rockport, Ill.
Ira O. Gray, Centralia, Mo.
Asa D. Baker, Louisiana, Mo.
Invited guests were:
George W. Reid, Capt. 54th Ill., Macomb, Ill.
James E. Wilson, Macomb, Ill. son of Samuel Wilson, lieutenant colonel of the regiment. Mr. Wilson (guest) also had two brothers and two brothers-in-law in the regiment; was too young to go himself.
Robert Thomas, Macomb, Ill., ex-Sheriff of McDonough County, who served in an Illinois regiment.
Mrs. W.H. Hainline
Mrs. Samuel Manhollan
Mrs. W.H. Gay
Mrs. D.M. Sapp
Mrs H.O. Garrity
Mrs H.B. Volk, widow of H. B. Volk, current librarian at the Home.
Mrs. P.H. Delaney, widow of regimental hospital steward.
Mrs. H.W. Gash, widow of Lieutenant H.W. Gash.
Macomb Daily Journal, 18 OCT 1917
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