THE FIRST WAR MEETING.

In following the early history of the Zouaves, the reader has been taken out of the strict chronological order of events. The narrative may now be resumed at another point.

An impromptu meeting of citizens was called in Rockford. and a committee appointed to pre­pare and issue a call for a mass meeting. This committee consisted of E. F. W. Ellis, Selden M. Church and L. F. Warner.

Pursuant to a call issued by the committee, a mass meeting was held at the courthouse Wednesday afternoon, April 24th, for the purpose of considering the state of the country. Judge Church was called to the chair. Messrs. E. F. W. Ellis, Hall, Dr. William Lyman, D. J. Stewart and Dr. R. P. Lane were appointed a committee on resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, with great enthusiasm. Speeches were made by Dr. William Lyman, E. F. W. Ellis,

James L. Loop, E. W. Blaisdell, L. F. Warner, Seely Perr y, John Abrahamson, T. A. C. Beard, Jason Marsh and B. McKenney.

 

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