Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1876 — Reunion of the 9th Indiana Volunteers September 14th, 1876. [ARTICLE]

Reunion of the 9th Indiana Volunteers September 14th, 1876.

secretary's report. The members of the 9th Ind. Vet. Volunteers Infantry were called to order, having assembled in pursuance to a call of the executive committee, and Col. Suman chosen temporary chairman; Capt. L. A. Cole appointed Adjutant and N. S. Pad, Sergeant Major. Music by the band. Tbe following members were then appointed committee on resolutions and organisation: Capt. Amasa Johnson, Co. D; Capt. D. B. Crevison, Co. D; N. V. Brower, Co. I; D. B. Armstrong, Co. D; and N. 8. Paul, Co. G. Tbe following Hat of members bv companies was then read : 'Co. A.-E. L. Ephlin. 1. Co. B.—Augustus Vesper, Geo. W. Blackman, Geo. M. Miller, Augustus Beckman, Gordon Mills, A. L. Hart, John Triggs, and Peter Holme. 8. Co. C.— Jas. D. Braden, John L. Knapp, John Stewart, John C. Koehler, John Wolf, Jesse B. Drake, Noah Bird, Isaac Sbupert, Milton Nash, Robertß tubman, and Samuel I. Kessler. 11. Co. D.—Amass Johnson, Washington Kelley, D. B. Crevison, Daniel B. Armstrong, Jones Grant, John G. Leonard, Caleb Baldwin, Alfred Allen, Stephen C. Pierson, Frank Dunbar and Silas Baker. 11. Co. E.—Henry Burgees, Rush M. Moran, Geo. H. Cleveland, A. J. Connor, James M. Knight, John Stewart, Thomas Robinson, O. V. Service, Gideon Ayle and A. L. Cole. 1 10. Co. F.—W. H. Merritt, Isaac Coplin, Louis Lsddaur, Fred G. Ludwig, Geo. Wagner, Joseph A. Evans, W M Vail, R. D. Johnson. T. L. Ball, Alex L. Whitehall, Frank McCollum, Win. E. Alsop and Wm. H. Carr. 18.

Co. G.—Wm. Meller, N. 8. Paul, Samuel Howe, Horace E. James, and Ellis Palmateer. 5. Co. H.—John Rits, Harvey Gibbs, Robert McKnight, James Wood, John Card, Welcome Rice, R. W. Graham, S. P. Hodsden, Issho Bryant, Henry B. Sleight and Col. Isaac C. B. Suman. 11. Co. I.—Peter Cotterel, Amos Reynolds, N. V. Brower, John Holliday, Henry Cramer, A. Stuart, Geo. I. Badger, Horace Parka, Wm. Marker, Adam Long, David Sleight, James Marsh, Jacob S. Beck, Henry Milburn, Christian Bliss and Emmet Ham. 18. Total 85. Major Calkins then delivered an address-of welcome to tbe 9th, and was given throe rousing cheers at its conclusion. N. V. Brower, chairman of the committee on organisation, reported as follows: For Colonel of the day, Col. Isaac C. Major of tbe day James D. Braden; permanent President, Capt. Amasa Johnson; vice S residents, Capt. D. B. Crevison, apt. W. H. Merritt, and Horace E. James; secretary, Capt. L. A. Cols. On motion ths report was adopted. Tho members then took a recess until half past 12 o’clock. Upon the return of the comrade from dinner, the meeting was called to order by Capt. Amaaa Johnson, chairman. Comrade N. V. Brower then do livend the address ot the day, an able effort, well delivered, and racsived. Letters were then read from the following comrades: Gyn. Robert M’lroy, Col. Gideon C. Moody and Dr. M. G. Sherman; also from Sehuyler Coifax, and ethert.

The old order issued by Col. Suman when the non- voter aas were mustered out, was read and received with cheers. Comrade Brower, chairman of oommitteeon submitted the following report: That ft io with a ffrarars, the full Sasso of whieh words OMtet s>nvey, that wo west hero bow, to ttasp the hands of ooaradoo, to live ever again once more in tnoasory, tho eventful days when we wore the blue. We were brothers then, fighting for a ovmmon cause, shared tbe same hardships, drank from the same canteen, slept under the same bkaket, stood together, foiling not ia tho dread hours of battle, in the hutteet tempest of tho strife The respeot and oonddeuM so men and soldisn with whieh wo then learned to regard each other, the tender ties that bound us together are the same now; time cannot chill them. It is a love, a friendship that cannot die. Retailed, That while we, the living, are here enjoying this glad holiday, this swnet hour of reunion, wo cannbt, ae we nevet hare, forget our gallant dead, the noble men, the heroic souls, who, weary of ths march, laid down to die, who, stricken by disease, gave up their lives in the dreary hospital, in the prison pen in Andersonville, st Belle tele, or who fell on the many ensanguined fields that marked our pathway. Tenderly do we revere their names; never to bo forgotten is their heroism, their unfaltering faith, their sublime courage. God’s peace bo with the living, who loved them beet, and God's root be with the noble dead whose hearts wire never o<Jd till the icy hands of death same tojoueb them. AcsUved, That we can never forgot the friends who sustained ns at home, who gave us their sympathy and their words of encouragement; the ciusons who sent us material aid, the women who. never tired when a soldier’s cause was to be served, who nut-cd us in our hospitals, or packed Unt er hoaiital stores, and solicited and gave contributions from home. Tenderly in thia connection do we remember Laporte and her noble citisens, ladies and gentlemen.

Ruolved, That the thanks of ths mem bers of the 9th Indiana here assembled be tendered tho ladies of Laporte for tho bounlital dinner prepared and served by them upon thia occasion of tho reunion of tho regiment and to Dr. Teegardon for his valuable and untiring efforts in their aid. Also, that tho thanks of the members here assembled be tendered Mso. B. B. Allen and the Misooe Essie Lewis, Libbio Everhart and Myra Mann for the buttonhole bouquets presented on this occasion. Also, that our thanks be tendered tho Wide Awake Hoes Co., of Laporte, for their services as an escort upon thio occasion. On motion of Capt. Cole the resolutions were adopted. General Sum no then read some statistics in relation to the Regiment, among which be stated that there had been enlisted during the service of the Regiment 2,200 men and when the Regiment was mate tered out there was only 822. Comrade Stuart of Co. I favored the members with some original poetry. On motion of Capt. Cole comrade Btuart{was requested to furnish a copy of his poem to tbe Secretary for publication. Comrade Evans then rend sone' poetry that was composed by JL Q. McCrary, Co. G. -4 Speeches and remarks wets then made by Capts. Cole, Johnson and other members, also by Gen’s Gleason, Adj’t Molloy, W. ft. H. Whitehead and Judge Andrew. Cap*. Cole stated that the 9th had never lost a flag although they bad several badly used up In engagements, and proposed three cheers for the Color Sergeants of the Regiment which were given with a will.

Capt. Cole moved that when this Reg’t adjourn that it adjourn to meet again one year from to-day, and that a committee of five be appointed to take steps to secure a permanent organisation and designate the place of meeting. Adopted. Committee—Capt. Colo, CoL Suman, N. V. Brower, Horace E James and Major Braden. On motion of Lieut. Ephlin, ths name of N. S. Paul waa added to the Committee. On motion the Regiment ad joumed. Capt. Amasa Johnson, Ca’m. Capt. L. A. Colb, Sec’y.