. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . ade, especiallythe greeting they met with at the Cross Roads, and mosteloquendy and feelingly spoke of the comradeship cementedin the field whilst brigaded. Then Comrade Bill (W. W.) Mayberry, of Philadelphia,set the entire audience wild with delight with his ArmyFlea rendition; and the shouting continued until he gavethem his Sneezing Song—everybody was delighted—theycouldnt help it. The Chair then stated that General John Cochrane whohad been selected to act t
. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . ade, especiallythe greeting they met with at the Cross Roads, and mosteloquendy and feelingly spoke of the comradeship cementedin the field whilst brigaded. Then Comrade Bill (W. W.) Mayberry, of Philadelphia,set the entire audience wild with delight with his ArmyFlea rendition; and the shouting continued until he gavethem his Sneezing Song—everybody was delighted—theycouldnt help it. The Chair then stated that General John Cochrane whohad been selected to act the part of brigade orator, was byreason of his physical disability compelled to be absent. Thatwhile they regretted very much the inability of their oncebrigade commander to attend—the post of honor on to-mor-rows dedication would be filled by General Shaler, who hadkindly consented to deliver the oration—he was pleased tostate that Captain Robert H. Moses, One-hundred-and-twenty-second New York, of New York City, was present with acopy of General Cochranes farewell address to his old brigadein 1863, and introducing the. comrade as one of the workers,of the reunion, w^ho after abrief speech expressive of hisfeehngs at the enjoyable time,proceeded to read the Gen-erals address, which wasloudly applauded at its finish. Sergeant William McEn-tee, of New York, of the Chas-seurs, Sixty-fifth New York,being called upon, after a briefaddress congratulatory of theoccasion, sang one of the oldSixth Army Corps songs, in-voking loud applause. Capt. George W. Water-house, Eighty-second Pennsylvania, being called to the front,recited The Soldier Tramp, which he ably rendered. Theapplause that followed brought him up again, this time recit-ing an amusing dialect, very much enjoyed. ^^ <-■ THOMAS D()RSE\Co. C. 324 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT Then followed one of the happy events of the evening, bythe Chair stating that he had a special message for the ladies ;and told th
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