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  Fiftieth Anniversary Gathering
Fourth Iowa Veteran Infantry and Dodge's Second Iowa Battery
By Invitation of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Council Bluffs, Iowa
October 10 and 11, 1911


The Society of the Army of the Tennessee invited the Iowa Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, the Fourth Iowa Veteran Infantry, Dodge's Second Iowa Battery and Dodge's Band to join with them in celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of their enlistment at their Forty-first Reunion at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on October 10th and 11th, 1911, it also being the Fiftieth Anniversary of the enlistment of all these organizations in the Civil War. The State of Iowa, the City of Council Bluffs and the Commercial and Elks' Clubs also extended an invitation to all these organizations.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 22, 1911.

To Our Comrades of the Fourth Iowa Infantry and Dodge's Battery.

My Dear Comrade : - The Society of the Army of the Tennessee and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of Iowa hold their next Reunion jointly at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on October 10th and 11th, 1911. The Society of the Army of the Tennessee and the City of Council Bluffs have invited the survivors of the Fourth Iowa Infantry and Dodge's Battery, known as the Second Iowa Battery, which was organized at Council Bluffs in June, 1861, and taken into the field by us, to meet with them in commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of our enlistment. We hope every living member of both organizations, with their families, will make an effort to attend. Arrangements have been made to take care of all the Fourth Iowa and Dodge's Battery members who attend, so their only expense will be the railroad fare. We enclose a postal on which please make known whether or not you can attend. Circulars giving full particulars will be sent you later. Also, please send us the name and address of any Comrade you know, of either organization.

Truly,
Grenville M. Dodge,
Late Col. 4th Iowa Infantry.

Joseph R. Reed,
Late Capt. 2d Iowa Battery.

FOURTH IOWA ATTENDEES

NAME
ACCOMPANIED BY
COMPANY
CURRENT HOME
ADKINS, J. B.
Wife
A
Milton, Iowa
ALDERMAN, J. P.
Wife
B
Ames, Iowa
ALEXANDER, Thos. C.
Wife
H
Oakland, Iowa
BALLOU, Richard

K
Parnell, Mo.
BIBBS, George T.
Son
B
Canon City, Colo.
BIRD, P. E.

B
Oakland, Iowa
BROWN, W. E.

H
Villisca, Iowa
BRAMHALL, E. S.

E
Indianola, Iowa
BROOKS, O. S.
Wife
K
Omaha, Neb.
BURGAN, E. Y.
Wife
H
Corning, Iowa
CAMPBELL, Captain W. H.
Two of family
B
Anadarko, Ohio
CAMPBELL, Will

B
Council Bluffs, Iowa
COBB, A. L.

K
Bedford, Iowa
COOPER, Captain D. E.

F
Lamar, Colo.
COUCH, Wm. H.
Wife
H
Stuart, Iowa
COZAD, Wm.
One of family
K
Red Oak, Iowa
DAILY, David A.

K
Lawrence, Kas.
DENHART, Casper K.
One of family
G
Diagonal, Iowa
DIXON, John

E
Chicago, Ill.
DORRANCE, J. H.
Wife
F
Burkett, Neb.
FAUROTE, J. A.

F
Winterset, Iowa
FEES, J. W.

H
Corning, Iowa
FRESHWATER, Wm.
One of family
G
Mt. Ayr, Iowa
GREENLEE, Levi

I
Chicago, Ill.
GUILLIAMS, Burton C.

F
Winterset, Iowa
HARRIS, Pleasant M.
One of family
K
New Market, Iowa
HOLLIDAY, M. I.

B
Council Bluffs, Iowa
HOPPER, J. Francis

A
Omaha, Neb.
HOWSER, George L.

E
Minden, Neb.
KINDBLADE, G. A.

G
McPherson, Kas.
KINDBLADE, S. C.
Wife and daughter
G
Yates Center, Kas.
KING, A. D.
Wife
K
Baton Rouge, La.
KING, Peter C.

I
Chicago, Ill.
LACEY, Henry D.

E
Hillsdale, Okla.
LAMBSON, J. P.

A
Lexington, Neb.
LEWIS, James

E
Ankeny, Iowa
MARSHALL, D. B.

G
Mt. Ayr, Iowa
MASTERS, Samuel

G
Malvern, Iowa
McCOOL, I. W.

C
Bayard, Iowa
McCORKLE, W. J.

E
Stuart, Iowa
MILLIGAN, I.

D
Marquette, Kas.
MOSLEDGE, R. E.
Wife
K
Hastings, Neb.
NORTHRUP, C. P.
Wife and son
B
Des Moines, Iowa
O'BRIEN, C. W.
Two of family
I
Linden, Iowa
PLUMMER, A. L.
Wufe
E
Altoona, Iowa
PRICE, Thos.
One of family
E
Carlisle, Iowa
REEVES, Isaac

E
Stuart, Iowa
ROBINSON, G. A.

I
McPherson, Kas.
ROCKWELL, Robert B.
Son
K
Bedford, Iowa
ROWE, Jacob

A
Macksburg, Iowa
SHELDON, B. O.
Two of family
A
Tabor, Iowa
SHOEMAKER, James L.
One family
K
Wilsonville, Neb.
SIMS, George C.

E
Des Moines, Iowa
SOLES, P. B.

C
Mt. Ayr, Iowa
STARR, Adam C.

H
Nodaway, Iowa
SURBER, A. H.
One of family
E
Waterbury, Nebraska
THAYER, David A.
One of family
K
Muscotah, Kansas
THORNGATE, Miss Ella
Daughter of Veteran of Fourth Iowa; Twenty-sixth avenue and Harney Street, Omaha, Neb.
THORNGATE, Miss Ethel Daughter of Veteran of Fourth Iowa; The Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa
TIBBLES, C. E.

F
Chicago, Ill.
TORRENCE, B. S.
Two of family
A
Tabor, Iowa
TUCKER, George W.
Wife
B
Neola, Iowa
VANSCOYK, A. J.
Wife
E
Carlisle, Iowa
VENARD, Sylvester
Two daughters
A
Los Angeles, Cal.
WALKUP, Alpheus
Wife
H
Ord, Neb.
WEAVERS, George
Two of family
A
Tabor, Ia.
WEST, Ed E.
Wife and daughter
E
Polk, Ia.
WRIGHT, W. C.

K
Bedford, Iowa
ZINK, H. C.

F
McPherson, Kas.

MEMBERS OF FOURTH IOWA WHO WROTE THEY WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND

NAME
COMPANY
CURRENT HOME
AMES, Amos
H
Afton, Iowa
ARBUCKLE, John
K
Columbus, Ohio
BIRD, Anderson
F
Atwood, Kansas
BIXLER, William
H
Corning, Iowa
BRINKERHOFF, A. M.
H
Oakland, Cal.
BRINSON, William
F
Winterset, Iowa
DOUGHTY, L. B.
E
Aledo, Ill.
FLICK, James P.
K
Bedford, Iowa
FOLDEN, Burnett J.
A
Thurman, Iowa
FLOOD, J. H.
K
Red Oak, Iowa
GAMBLE, Lieutenant James D.
D
Knoxville, Iowa
GLASGOW, S. L. I
Chicago, Ill.
HIGHT, G. W.
H
Corning, Iowa
HILL, Charles W.
C
Guthrie Center, Iowa
HILLS, Isaac C.
A
Dos Palos, Cal.
JARVIS, A. B.
H
Waverly, Iowa
KEPLINGER, John
I
Corydon, Iowa
KIRK, David S.
I
Tarkio, Mo.
KNIGHT, Dill
A
Pulaski, Iowa
LAING, G. J.
I
Corydon, Iowa
McKEAN, Cornelius
E
Perry, Iowa
PEARCE, Elijah J.
H
Danville, Ind.
PEARSON, T. J.
H
Los Angeles, Cal.
RATLIFF, Lemuel
I
McPherson, Kas.
SLOCUM, N. E.
I
Humeston, Iowa
SMITH, George W.
H
Grant, Iowa
TEAL, Captain Fred
D
Los Angeles, Cal.
TOWNSEND, Joseph B.
K
Stevensville, Mont.
WING, Eli S.
A
Soldiers Home, Cal.

MEMBERS OF FOURTH IOWA WRITTEN TO AND NOT HEARD FROM

NAME
COMPANY
CURRENT HOME
ALBIN, James P.
C
Janesville, Kas.
ARTERBURN, B.
K
Boulder, Colo.
BARLOW, S. C.
E
Dawson, Neb.
BINNS, Wm. H.
A
Redfield, Iowa
BLACKMAN, Henry R.
A
Columbus, Neb.
BROOKS, Alvin M.
K
Afton, Okla.
BROWN, Wm. E.
H
Villisca, Iowa
BURKE, Hugh M.
B
San Francisco, Cal.
CARRICK, Al
H
Beard, Iowa
DELLINGER, Henry
H
Plattsmouth, Neb.
DILLEY, Robert A.
C
Orlando, Okla.
DRATHER, W. G.
H
Bloomfield, Neb.
DUNSMORE, Daniel G.
F
Denver, Colo.
EHLERS, Henry
I
Ehlers, Neb.
EVANS, Jesse B.
F
Princeton, Mo.
FAGAN, Robert

Marshalltown, Iowa
FAULKINS, Chas.

Ryan, Iowa
FRANTE, John
F
Winterset, Iowa
GANDY, Felix
E
557 Armour Avenue
Long Beach, Cal.,
(letter returned, not found)
GIBBS, Francis M.
I
Corydon, Iowa
HELM, Archer
K
Goldfield, Nevada
LARRIMEN, John W.
H
Corning, Iowa
(letter returned, not found)
LLOYD, Captain G. W.
B
Mondamin, Iowa
McREYNOLDS, T. P.
A
Wellman, Iowa
PATTERSON, John H.
E
Osceola, Iowa
POMEROY, Isaac J.
B
Lee Center, Ill.
PRESTON, Bernard
G
Denver, Colo.
RALDALL, Thomas J.
A
Dallas Center, Iowa
RUNKLE, John
F
St. Charles, Iowa
SHAY, Joshua
K
Maloy, Iowa
SMITH, Clark T.
K
Santa Barbara, Cal.
SMITH, George W.
H
Villisca, Iowa
SPENCE, Abraham L.
E
Palmyra, Iowa
STIFFLER, George L.
F
Winterset, Iowa
STOMBAUCH, Abraham
E
Villisca, Iowa
YOUNG, Anderson
H
Nodaway, Iowa
(letter returned, not found)

DODGE'S SECOND IOWA ATTENDEES

NAME
CURRENT HOME
BUTTOLPH, J. R.
Lohrville, Iowa
CONGER, Ed.
De Soto, Iowa
COVALT, A. W.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
COVALT, John
Alliance, Neb.
CROWELL, Jesse H.
Dale City, Iowa
FERGUSON, C. A.
Adel, Iowa
FISH, J. M.
Adel, Iowa
GUITTAR, Theodore
Council Bluffs, Iowa
HARRINGTON, I. R.
Alton, Missouri
INGRIM, Joseph T.
Salem, Iowa
JEWELL, Frank
Central City, Neb.
LEARNING, William J.
Kimball, Neb.
NORTON, C. H.
Avoca, Iowa
PHILLIPS, L. F.
Gravity, Iowa
REED, Captain J[oseph]. R.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
SPOOR, Captain N. T.
Omaha, Neb.
SNYDER, J. E.
Adel, Iowa
WHITAKER, D. J.
R. F. D. No. 3
Maynard, Minn.

DODGE'S SECOND IOWA MEMBERS UNABLE TO ATTEND

NAME
CURRENT HOME
BLYLER, F. F.
Des Moines, Iowa
JENKINS, J. T.
Brayton, Iowa
LEWIS, Joseph
Dingle, Idaho

MEMBERS OF DODGE'S BAND WHO ATTENDED THE REUNION

NAME
CURRENT HOME
FORGRAVE, L. W.
St. Joseph, Missouri
LISTER, John F. (with wife)
Newton, Iowa

MEMBERS OF DODGE'S BAND UNABLE TO ATTEND
   
NAME
CURRENT HOME
FAILER, Samuel
Newton, Iowa
PORTER, Fred
Grinnell, Iowa
SKIFFS, V. W.
 633 N E Avenue
Oak Park, Ill.

MISCELLANEOUS ATTENDEES

NAME
NOTES
BYERS, Major S. H. M.

CARROLL, Hon. B. F.
Governor of Iowa
FALLOWS, General Samuel
Member of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee
GRAHAM, Andrew
President of the Park Commission
GRANT, Major General Frederick D.
Son of Ullysses S. Grant and
U. S. A. Commander Military Division of
the Atlantic
LAKE, Miss Harriet R.
Of Independence, Iowa, Vice President General of the D. A. R. for Iowa
LATHROP, Captain J. S.
Commander Iowa Commandery Military
Order of the Loyal Legion
MALONEY, Hon. Thomas
Mayor of Council Bluffs
McGEE, "Master" Pusey
Grandson of the Hon. W. H. M. Pusey
McPHERSON, Judge
Member of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee
NOBLE, Brigadier General John W.
Former Secretary of the Interior, and
Colonel of the Third Iowa Cavalry
SOUTHARD, Miss Marion
Daughter of one of the Daughters of the American Revolution
STIBBS, General J. H.
Member of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee
TINLEY, Emmett

WILLIAMS, Rev. J. M.
Relative of President Lincoln