Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1912 — Comrades Meet By Chance After Long Separation. [ARTICLE]

Comrades Meet By Chance After Long Separation.

The visit of James Jarrette, of North Webster, Ind., to Rensselaer, to see his son, B. J. Jarrette, resulted in p. reunion of Mr. Jarrette and Philip Blue, of this city, who served in the Civil War in Co. G, of the 118th Indiana in the summer of 1863. They served together during the winter, doing provost duty in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. They were mustered out on March 1, 1864, and had not seen nor heard of each other since that time. Thursday, when the parade was being formed to march to the cemetery, both men were on hand to take part and some one asked Mr. arrette in what regiment he served and when he replied in the 118th Indiana, he was told that there was a soldier here that belonged to the same regiment and they were brought together and marched side by side to the cemetery. As they belonged to the same company, they found plenty to talk about and spent the afternoon and evening together and Mr. and Mrs. Blue will entertain Mr. Jarrette and wife part of the time they are here. It was over forty-eight years since their parting of the day they were mustered out and both were overjoyed at the meeting.