Newspaper Story From The Clarion PA Democrat
Dated Thursday July 23, 1896
NEWS: THE 155TH REUNION
The coming reunion of the 155th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, to be held at Clarion on Thursday of next week, July
30th, promises to be a very interesting event. If the weather should be favorable there will be street procession of veterans
of many battles such as many never again be seen in Clarion. Among the distinguished visitors from a distance will be
General Alfred L. Pearson, of Pittsburgh, who commanded the regiment in the Wilderness and Petersburg campaigns and
was promoted to Brigade Commander in the final campaign that closed at Appomattox. It was his brigade, (the 3rd of the 1st
division of the 5th Army Corps.) that had the honor of receiving the surrender of Lee's Army on the 12th of April 1865,
after the preliminaries had been arranged between Grant and Lee on the 9th . On Thursday night a campfire will be held at
the Normal Hall to which the public are invited. members of the Grand Army Posts and veterans generally are invited to
participate in the procession on Thursday afternoon. Excursion rates have been secured for the 29th and 30th from all points
on the P. & W. Railway. Maj. B. J. Reid has been appointed Chief Marshall on the occasion of the 155th Regimental
Reunion and will be obeyed and respected accordingly.