Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-07-13 | Page 3 | Missouri Man Plans Reunion

MISMLIIL PLANS UlOIi LaC W V . ' -v VJ - ' Would Reunite Mexican . War Veteran PARIS. Mo- July U By NKA Service) A reualoa this yar of all veterans of tn Mexican war. That Is th drum of every obi of th fifty-two old men tlll lining lin-ing who risked tneir live In ,t. It especially Is the plan of William V. Buckner, Ot. of this city. He I trying to put into execution execu-tion the thought he expressed In a Memorial day address, to "got In touch with the boys of 4- and hav a grand old reunion before tapa I sounded by the Buprtroe Bugler." f VRTS ARB 016, He doubts th possibility of realising this ambition. Ths fifty-two fifty-two veterans, now carried oa government gov-ernment pension rolls, are scattered scat-tered over th country. All are old. They would find traveling difficult. But he will try. Born In Carol tn county, Virginia. Vir-ginia. In 12. Buckner cam to Missouri with his relative. Th trip was ma da by wagon train, foot and boat. He wa IS when ths war broke nut and he. enlisted with company (volunteers), recruited her. Back-ner Back-ner "marched with Doniphan" from Ft.' Leavenworth to Santa a campaign described by the late Champ Clark aa "on of th greatest great-est achtevemeat In military history." his-tory." MRTIR.1I TO PARI. Buckner, after tn war. joined th gold rush to California, but failed to strike It rich. LiUillusioaed, b returned her and again entered business, which he sold out la 117 to accept a position as bookkeeper la a bank. He ros to be president sud was retired lu ltiS. . When th Civil war was declared, Buckner engaged a substitute to serve la th Union army la hi stead. "While I did not approve of slavery, slav-ery, my conscience would not hav permitted me to take a fighting stand against th Souths th land of my birth." " -