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From: Rosy Prospect
Subject: [TERWILLIGER] (1924 News) Hiram Terwilliger, civil war veteran,attends New York Twentieth Regiment reunion,1924 (wounded Second Battle of Bull Run)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008
The Kingston Daily Freeman
Wednesday Evening
September 17, 1924
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G.A.R. VETERANS HOLD REUNION
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Survivors Meet for Election of Officers and Campfire-Entertained at Dinner at
Holy Cross Parish House
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The annual reunion of the surviving members of the old Twentieth Regiment (80 N.Y.S.V.)
was held at the Holy Cross Parish house, Pine Grove avenue, this noon.
...HIRAM TERWILLIGER was present...
(then follows election of officers...)
then...
President elect Brink thanked the Veterans for the honor and told of the reverence which he held for the Old Twentieth for the grand and noble service rendered by the boys during the Civil War. He was proud to see HIRAM TERWILLIGER sitting by his side, who was a color bearer shot down in the Second battle of Bull Run, and although supposed mortally wounded, was nurtured back to life by JOHN VAN HORN, and other comrades. Although a cripple, Mr. Terwilliger's heart was with the Old Twentieth boys. President Brink hoped that the young men and honorary members would take steps to perpetuate the history of the regiment...
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