Wheeler, W. F., Captain, Helena, Montana. Williams, Robert, Lieutenant-Colonel, Eaton, Ohio. Wilson, Bluford, Major, Shawneetown, IlI. Wood, Oliver, Colonel, (Bt. B. G.,) Portsmouth, Ohio. Wallace, Lew, Major-General, Crawfordsville, Ind. Yorke, L. E., General, Cincinnati, Ohio. Zickerick, William, Fond du Lac, Wis. IN MEMORIAM. Lieutenant E. L. Eggleston. Surgeon H. E. Foote. General Cassius Fairchild. Major Henry S. Fitch. Colonel S. J. Hicks. Lieutenant F. E. Lovejoy. General J. A. Mower. Colonel James Peckham. General J. A. Rawlins. CORRESPONDENCE. That all may know how fully our Society is appreciated and how kindly all who know it feel disposed toward us, I append, in addition to letters received from members who could not be present, a selection from the replies received from those invited by your general committee. It can not be but that all will feel that our organization has many warm friends. L. M. DAYTON, Recording Secretary. NEW YORK, March 31, 1871. GENTLEMEN:-I have delayed responding to your invitation to the latest practicable moment, hoping I might be able to respond favorably. But duty now seems to point another way. The glorious old Army of the Tennessee, from whose fortunes duty dissevered me soon after the battle of Corinth, has a large place in the heart and history of the nation-how much larger in the affections of those who together endured toil, weariness, privation and danger to save the country and crown that army with the laurel wreath of so many victories. Long may her officers and soldiers live, a band of brothers, to commemorate her glorious achievements and to feed the sacred flames of friendship enkindled amidst camp and bivouac by the fires of patriotism! GENERAL:-I regret exceedingly that I am unable, by reason of my family affairs, to do myself the honor to accept the complimentary invitation you have sent me to the fifth annual reunion of your Society. I had indulged myself with the hope of being able to attend, until within the last few days, and it is with reluctance I now write my regrets. I am, General, very respectfully, Your most obedient servant, IRWIN MCDOWELL. TO GENERAL MANNING F. FORCE, NEW YORK, April 4, 1871. Chairman Committee Army of Tennessee: We regret that we are unable to be with you. All quiet on the Potomac. May the waters of the Tennessee and Potomac mingle their streams in Boston, May 12th, and flow together around the old Plymouth Rock. GEORGE H. SHARPE, Recording Secretary, Society of the Army of the Potomac. NEW YORK, March 31, 1871. GENERAL MANNING F. FORCE, Chairman, etc.: MY DEAR GENERAL:-I thank you for your kind invitation, in behalf of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, to be present at the fifth reunion during the coming week. I am sorry that I can not, on account of business engagements, avail myself of the opportunity of renewing old associations and friendships with the gallant officers of your gallant army. Each division of our army rightly cherishes its own personal history and personal glory-but the history and glory of each gives lustre to the whole. Every soldier, of whatever army, has, therefore, a rightful interest in the splendid history of the Army of the Tennessee, and remembers, with just pride, your illustrious record of victories. We, who had a share in the defense of Knoxville, gratefully remember your prompt march to our relief, and the message that came to us, one day, from Sherman-that 25,000 men of the Army of the Tennessee were within striking distance. From that time we have felt something more than a general interest in the Army of the Tennessee, and our hearts will be with you whenever you meet to renew the memory of those days of trial and of triumph. Wishing you a very pleasant "reunion," and again thanking you for your kind remembrance of me, I remain, Sincerely your friend, A. E. BURNSIDE. NEW YORK, March 25, 1871. GENERAL M. F. FORCE, Chairman, etc.: GENERAL:-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your very kind note of the 11th, conveying an invitation from the Local Executive Committee to be present at the approaching reunion of the Army of the Tennessee. May I ask you to express to the gentlemen of the committee my sincere thanks for the compliment, and the regret I feel that my engagements are such as to render it impossible for me to avail myself of the courtesy. With my best wishes for the complete success of the reunion, and the continued prosperity of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, I am, My dear General, respectfully and sincerely yours, GEO. B. MCCLELLAN. STATE OF WISCONSIN, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, GENERAL M. F. FORCE, Cincinnati, Ohio: GENERAL:—I am in receipt of your invitation to attend the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, on the 6th and 7th proximo. I regret that my engagements are such that I am compelled to be here at that time. I need not assure you and all of your old comrades, that, to meet with them on that occasion, would be a pleasure which I find it hard to forego. May your reunion be as pleasant and profitable as the gallant men of your army deserve, is the wish of your friend, LUCIUS FAIRCHILD. COLUMBUS, March 25, 1871. GENERAL L. E. YORKE, Ì Your invitation as the Local Executive Committee of Arrangements of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee is received, and with pleasure I accept it, not on account of my own worth, but as the expression of regard toward the pioneers of the West. by those who fought so bravely to continue their country's freedom in the late unhappy war. My services in the war of 1812 on the frontier of Ohio, when General Wm. H. Harrison was commander, gives me the privilege of representing that army at this happy union. Most respectfully, JOHN NOBLE. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, March 30, 1871. Š GENERAL M. F. FORCE, Chairman, etc., Cincinnati, Ohio: SIR-I regret that my official duties here will not permit me to attend the fifth annual reunion of the Army of the Tennessee, to be held in Cincinnati on the 6th and 7th of April. Thanking you for the invitation, I remain, Very respectfully, your obedient servant, GENTLEMEN-I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant, tendering me, with the compliments of the committee, an invitation to be present at the reunion of your Society on the 6th and 7th days of June proximo. Please accept my thanks, and, with them, my regrets that my official engagements prevent my presence on the occasion. Yours very respectfully, GENERAL M. F. FORCE, Chairman, ) GENERAL L. E. YORKE, Secretary, S GEORGE M. ROBESON. Local Committee, Society of the Army of the Tennessee. BRITISH LEGATION, WASHINGTON, March 30, 1871. SIR: I am very much obliged to you for your kind invitation to join with you at the annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee on the 6th and 7th proximo. I regret, however, to be obliged to decline it on account of the engagements which I have, and the serious business which occupies me in conjunction with my colleagues of the commission, who, for the same reason, are also obliged, though with great regret, to decline your kind invitation. I remain, sir, your obedient servant, GENERAL FORCE. EDWARD THORNTON. HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC, GENERAL L. E. YORKE, } Society of the Army of the Tennessee, Cincinnati, Ohio: DEAR GENERAL:-I take pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of your note of March 13th, inviting me to be present at the approaching annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. It would afford me great pleasure to meet my old comrades of your Society, and I regret that it is not practicable for me to do so this year. Please present my sincere regards to the officers who may be present. Yours very truly, J. M. SCHOField, CHICAGO, March 24, 1871. GENTLEMEN:-I have to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to attend the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, to be held at Cincinnati on the 6th and 7th proximo, for which I beg the committee to accept my thanks. I greatly regret that business engagements, which are imperative, will prevent attendance. Future generations will dwell with intense interest upon that brilliant page in the annals of the progress of universal liberty, where the achievements of the Army of the Tennessee are recorded, and where the names of Grant, of Sherman, of Logan and the rest of that glorious host shall be duly embalmed. |