Fort Wayne honors Eighty eighth Indiana at long reunion
Veterans of the Eighty eighth Indiana Volunteers gather in Fort Wayne for their annual reunion. Among 488 survivors from a 1 107 original roster, many from Allen and nearby counties attend with flags, musicians, and visiting regiments. The event includes headquarters, a two oclock meeting at Saengerbund hall, and a mayoral welcome praising Union service and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Albion
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Lagrange
DeKalb County
Elkhart
Columbia City
Remembrance of Eighty Eighth veterans at Fort Wayne reunion
The Eighty-eighth regiment veterans gather in Fort Wayne with Col. C. E. Briant presiding. Speeches honor Civil War heroism, peace through citizen soldiers, and the role of women in patriotism. A memorial to the dead is read and resolutions thank the city, ladies, and sponsors for a successful campfire reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Berghof
Col
C. E. Briant
Huntington
Laura Slessman
J. C. Kensill
Lincoln
Bunner Hill
Qld
William MacKinley
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Old Camp Allen
Joseph W. Nowells
Joseph W. Teal
William Pearson
Cornelius D. van Frank
John Deal
Henry M. Wyatt
Frank Alderman
Isaac Snyder
John McBride
Adam Cossman
John R. Dishong
Silas Bolster
Levi Stey
Philip Yarnelle
Edward Smith
William A. Boyer
George S. Clarke
John Hughes
F. F. Boltz
Bluffton
Eighty-eighth Regiment
Field and
John Otto
A. H. Dougall
L. Coomer
Sons of Veterans’ Quartet
T. A. Pattee
Sons of Veterans
J. M. Robinson
Pattee
Gilbert
Liberty
Uartet
John C. Kensill
Samuel M. Hench
Judge Hench
A. T. Lukens
Barbara Frietchie
Apollo
Commercial Club
John A. Scott
Eighty-eighth Indiana Volunteers Reunion Recap
The article recalls soldiers from Company A to C including A H Dougall and others in Fort Wayne, mentioning names across Indiana units. It notes the Eighty-eighth in the Perryville battle with Rosseau's division, holding off confederate assaults, and the pursuit to Crab Orchard before returning toward Lebanon. The next reunion is planned for October 8, 1902 at Columbia City with 144 survivors attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth Congressional District
Fort Wayne
George Humphrey
Humphrey
Cyrus EB. Briant
Kirby Smith
Louisville
Eighty-eighth
Kentucky
Rosseau
Murfreesboro
Hoover’s Gap
Tullahoma
Hillsborough
Elk River
Cumberland
Sand
Lookout
Polk
Dug Gap
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Army of the Ohio
Bragg
Perryville
Batttle
Crab Orchard
Lebanon
Tyree
Eighty-eighth Regiment
Columbia City
Old Regiment
Saengerbund Hall
Indiana Battery
Wayne Dry Goods Co. Showcases Quality Cloaks and Suits
Nine of ten shoppers note the store’s attractive appearance across all price ranges from less costly to high end. The mix features garments from top manufacturers, with emphasis on quality style and finish. No sweat shop or East Side New York labor found in stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York East Side
Patterson's offers heavy fleece undergarments at low prices
Columbia City Post notes Mrs. B F Hively and her son returned to Fort Wayne after visiting local friends for a few days. Patterson's advertises heavy fleece lined underwear at 38c, heavy ribbed goods at 75c, 25 percent less than rivals, with boys and girls black hose 10c, work shirts 38c, and blue bib overalls 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson
Columbia City Post
B. F. Hively
Fort Wayne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ion
UNION
Camp Allen
Indiana
Main Street
Nebraska
John Jones
West Butler Street
al Ruch
Petoskey
Frank Beidler
Zachariah Miller
Iola
Kas
Sons of Eighty-eighth
Reuben Browand
Court House
Highty Eighth Regiment
Elektron
W.R.C
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Infantry
Eighty-eighth Indiana
Sherman
Hooker
Palmer and Thomas
Perrysville
Bentonville
Bunker Hill
Col. Briant
C. B. Oakley
Josiah King
Ira Rupert
B. F. Kennedy
Jacob Showalter
Robert A. Hinmaz
Chicamaugua
Gettysburg
San Juan Hill
Joseph Kickley
Hiram Ward
Noah Knepper
William Daviih
John C. Cook
William Zegenfoose
Joshua Sweet
W O. Holloweter
M. E. Griswold
Auburn
Frank Kickley
Huntertown
John A. Weisel
Heffers’ Corners
David Simon
Lactte
Charles R. Reed
Russell A. Conp
Ashley
George H. Butler
John Bishop
Cedarville
P. W. Silvers
George W. Waite
Harlan
Thomas Kintz
W. H. Schonover
Zanesville
Isaac Miller
Amos Line
Samuel Miller
Ossian
Samuel Keever
James Russell
Churubusco
Franklin VanAnda
Altoona
Michael Huss
Sheldon
Samuel Sturgeon
M. M. Justus
Orris Sissen
Noah W. Bowman
Kendallville
J. M. Schermerhorn
Brimfield
Fernando Nichols
Warren
Ark
John M. Preston
J. H. McKibben
G. W. Trussel
Hudson
W. T. Watkins
Bayard
Iowa
J. G. Hamilton
William Dean
A. G. Jones
Dan D. Diehl
D. T. McNabb
Solomon Hose
Butler
E. Imhoof
Newville
William Yeagley
Farmers’ Center
Thomas Kris2
Joseph Renier
D. H. Widney
St. Joe
David Evans
Lafayette
D. E. Long
H. C. Walker
Cassopolis
Mich
Isaac Williamson
G. W. North
A. ¥. Swigert
David Engel
Isaiah Smith
Henry Souder
Daniel Pressier
W. H. Coyle
W. H. Clark
G. W. Pragh
Larwill
W. H. Pence
Merriam
A. H. Hathaway
Jesse B. Grimes
South Whitley
Eli Pletcher
Warsaw
Simon Harshburger
Coesse
S. L. Grace
John P. Grace
Alexander Baymen
Pierceton
Robert Hanasz
Theo
A. Patee
Edgerton
David Browand
M. S. Browand
Adam Bowers
Monroeville
George Brown
Harlan Amos Hilkey
Mat Capsnrod
Daniel Shordan
Isaac Nesbitt
Zulu
Janis Keys
Selara Snyder
Anthony Snyver
B. ¥. Miller
Joseph Cumwnings
Richard Price
W. S. Bell
Fifer
Kan
George F. Thorp
W. H. McClelland
Sam Barriger
Henry Bender
Philip Michael
James McBrile
Hellers’ Corners
James Heffelfinger
Hillsboro
Hervey Ross
George W. Robinson
W. H. Garbaugh
William Carter
Joseph Hood
Joseph Hyndman
T.C. Neal
Company
G. W. Stites
G. W. Brower
Charles W. Maxfield
W. F. Cramer
Wim
W. Boone
James S. Tyler
Mortimer Broughton
John H. Ferguson
Echo
Highty Eighth
Lockout Mountain
Mission Ridge
Graysville
Ringgold
Tunnel Hill
Leighty-Eighth
Atlanta
Buzzard Boast
Reasaca
Dallas
Kenesaw Mountain
Peach Tree Creek
Utoy Creek
Hood
Kingston
Milledgeville
Millen
Savannah
Fayetteville
Goldsboro
Averybcorp
Raleigh
Cape Fear River
Johnston
Grant
Richmond
Washington
The
Committee On Resolutions
Allan H. Dougall
Adjutant Highty-Eighth Indiana Volunteers
Cyrus E. Briant
Norman Teal
MN. D
Indiana Volunteers
Joseph Bruner
Burkett
Charles Bowman
John H. Rease
Ligonier
James D. Weed
Tom Tomlinson
William Krantz
Frank N. Beidler
David Goodrich
Park Siebert
Sedan
Peter Montavon
Loomis’ Battery
Moses Kiser
Cromwell
James E. Winebrenner
Isaac McKinney
Blissfield
Isaac King
Jonathan Simmons
Harvey Beazer
Indianapolis
Albert Teal
San Francisco
Cal
Company C
Sam Zimmerman
Oliver Grayfess
Cocase
James EK
Waugh
Arcola
Jerry Gorham
Daniel
Morton
Wayne Dry Goods Co
Calhoun Street
Patterson's
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!