Company E, 32 Regiment O.V.V.I. held its second annual reunion at the home of comrade Levi Ritter, August 22, one mile east of Lexington. The comrades with their families began to assemble at ten o'clock, Conger Post, G.A.R., of Lexington, marching to the grove in a body led by the Lexington cornet band, keeping soldierly step to the air of marching through Georgia.

At the call of the president, Captain D.W. Wilson, of Bellville, the service was opened by prayer from Rev. Amsbaugh, of Lexington. The roll of members was called and the following found to be present: 

D.W. Wilson of Bellville
H. Saviors of Shiloh
Levi Ritter of Lexington
G.N. Stevens of Mansfield
George Knofflock of Mansfield
Thomas W. Ford of Mansfield
William Hudnut of Mansfield
W.K. Oberlin of Mansfield
F.W. White of Crestline
Harry Baldwin of Fredericktown
George Marshall of Ontario
Jacob Lohmer of Bellville
Harry Johns of Bellville
D.N. Stambaugh of Mansfield
J.M. Post of Mansfield
Dick Cairns of Spring Mill
Henry Barr of Spring Mill
Daniel Yarger of Independence
Fin Bell of Mansfield

After roll call letters were read from comrades John Newcomer (Hartsburg, Ohio), John Groff (Terre Haute, Indiana), John Cassel (Primrose, Ohio), Perry Oldfield (Clark, Dakota), N. Schaffner (Titusville, PA), Rev. John Mitchell (Norwalk, Ohio), Captain A.R. Patterson (Nevada, MO). Music by the Lexington band.

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