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OTIi CITY DETUK BOYS IN BLUBWHO FOUGHT THE BATTLESOF THE UNION.tflLLEKI—LOP18d. A . B.tckering;*- IItniahan Third,th, C. H. Wagner ind D. 8 iInula it, J. B rjAnd Survived th« Ptrlli of War Moot Aiialn to Great Thelr^Old Comrades, Talk Over Their Experiences and Drop a Tear for the Fallen.oao.l» * m a. mip. m p m p tn* p Qjip. m * p. m ji a t mfa IYeeterday, si anticipated, was a glorious day for Veuaugo’s veterans, and its coining was looked forward to with that eagerness with which all grsat festivals are foreshadowed. The early morn did not bid propitious for a day of splendor, and instead of the sun of Austerlita we had dark and otnnious clouds spread over the heavens from all point* of the compass. Peals of thunder and flashes of lightning burst forth with all the splendor and grandeur of the heavenly artillery. There was a general feeling of despondency among those who looked forward to this day, as the rain in torrents began to deluge the earth, and the hopes of being able to go on with the feetiviiiea of the day were rather discouraging. The storm raged with such terrible violence that in a abort time it exhausted itself. The lowering clouds dispersed and then the son came forth in all its summer splendor and with itsappearance every body cheered up and got ready for the proper celebration of the day. The ladies of tbe different committees were out like so many butterflies after a storm attending to theircompleted until after eleven /dock, and when I Commander Greenfield gave the order to move such overwhelming numbers of ho man beings was never before seen on tha street* of this city.Colonel A. J. Greenfield was commander in chief and as such deported himself in a manner which indicated that he was every Inch a soldier, His aids were the following gentlemen: Chief of etaff, Judge Charles E. Taylor, of Franklin; adjutant general, 8. T. Parks, Oil City; chaplain; Rev. J. A. Bowman, Cranberry; majors, J, F\ Macker, of Franklin; J. B. McCiellaud, Polk; Juhu N. Martiu. ftiverly ville; A. M. Beatty, Oakland; Dr. J. H. Heively, A. R. Griffith, and C. W. McCUntock, Oil City.A few minutes before twelve o'clock the procession, numbering upward of a thousand men, moved over the irou bridge down Main street, and over the suspension bridge and thence over the route heretofore published in the Derrick,to the Driving Park. The bar tie-torn flag of the Twenty ninth regiment, which was one of the moat gallant of the rebellion, was iu tbe possession of Mays post from Franklin, and that of the Tioneata rangers waa carried by the Ttoneata G A K post These emblems of the terrific and bloody conflicts in which tbe gailant veterans participated, were cheered continuously as they passed the crowds of people on tha street*.The street* were a little muddy and the inarch was disagreeable for a short time af»er the proceesiou started, but by the time the south aide was reached the walking was much more pleasant and the procession made good prog res* to tha park.reunVeutOi1yes1savladhoyehaorPrthy«iitxbiitlt;ft *
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Oil City Derrick
Oil City, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Aug 23, 1882
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