Show veterans columbus 0 sept 8 vee raps of the war gathered in force at the auditorium this booming on the occasion ot the session of the twenty aret annual reunion of the army of virginia the society was called to older in the auditorium at ten by the president gen W H powell ol 01 illinois A gen erol invitation bad been ostend cd to veterans who bad served la all amies ot the war and the spacious auditorium was crowded with wearers of the blue fatigue uniform and the bronze button that evidences membership in the grand army on the platform supporting the president were representatives ut west virginia ohio and indiana regiment that baw conspicuous service in the army of west virginia among them were charles townsend athens 8 W ileon ironton 0 W stair W G fuller gaall po lieO w va J L 0 J b Bo ltford 0 J B warwick 0 G J J ai v i f jacksone Jackso nW va R L M skinner pomeroy 0 gen van II 11 bukey parkersburg Pat kersburg V va gen I 1 II 11 daval hellburg Well burg W ve captain J M buros US A captain PP middleport Midd leport 0 gen ponell belleville HI the delegates were welcomed with addressed ad dresse by gov bushnell and mayor samuel L black and response was made by hon E a aileon editor of the ironton later A report concerning the statue of the was aben presented by capt A S burn U S A tue society of the army of west virginia is one of most prominent of the reminiscent military organizations of the cu otry every regiment organized in west virginia belonged belo need to this aimy there were a large number ol 01 regiments from pennsylvania new york mary lend illinois and iowa also to this army waa the celebrated shields division Divi tion organized by the lae gen B F kelley at homcy W va in 1861 and which defeated stonewall jack bone army at winchester march 1862 the ohio regimen ta which served in west virginia daring tho war are especially ally well represented today and at corps reunions will celebrate the battled 0 cloyd mountain Fisher 9 hill cedar creek and appa mattor these were the anio regiments identified with the west virginia campaign fourth fifth seventh eighth ninth tenth eleventh twelfth thirteenth twenty third twenty sixth twenty thirty fourth thirty sixth thirty seventh fortieth forty seventh sixtieth sixty second sixty eleventh eighty ninth and the eighth ohio cavalry |