The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-09-23
The Survivors Association.

ton, Charleston District, the following
preamble and resolutions were adopted
Whereas, the events of the late war be-
tween the Confederate and United States
of America are now fresh in the minds of
its survivors, and many records do now
exist which time and neglect will certain
ly destroy, it is highly desirable to have
these records and these rccolleclions put
in such substantial form as to resist the
ravages of time and, whereas, we have
no government which will collect and
preserve the history of those transactions
of which we are proud, it is therefore,
the duty of all South Carolnians to place
the history of the late war in its true
Eight before the world, in order that those
who fought and died for their country
may have not only the reward Of their
distinguished patriotism, but the Justice
which their achievements deserve; and,
whereas the Survivors Association Of
any single district may do much in COL
lecting and preserving these records, yet
because of the intimate association eXis-
ting during the war between all the troops
Of the State the work will become pro-
portionally less onerous and much more
effective if the survivors of the whole
State were to unite in common effort ;
therefore, be it
Resolred, That the Survivors Associa-
ton of Charleston District earnestly in
vitc the survivors Of each district in the
State, where associations of record do
not now exist, to form district associa-
tons, composed Of the survivors of the
Confederate army and navy, to collect
and preserve the records Of the late war.
That the various district associations
be invited to send five delegates to con-
vention to meet at our hail. in Charles
ton, Thursday, Novembel' Is, 1869, to
form Il State survivors, association for
the purpose set forth in the next rcsolu-
ti0n.
That the primary object Of the propos
ell State Survivors, Assertion is the pre-
servation of all matters Of history con-
nectcd with the late war.
That the proposed means of accom-
plishing this object is the establishment
of q State Bureau, under tie control Of
the State Association, where all original
matter shall be regularly and convenient
y filed away for the reference of such
persons as the Association may see fit.
That the secondary Object Of the pro-
posed State Association, The future de-
vclcpment of which is left to the action
of the State Association, is the prepara
ton of Il standard Southern history and
smaller school histories. in which the part
the Confedcracy bore in the late war may
be properly related to the world, and that
the rising generation may bc taught that
their parents were not the vile traitors
that the common school histories now
prepared by our enemies assert.
Col. Edward McCrady, Jr., President;
Col G. Irvine WALKER, Col. B. Ii. Rut-
ledge Major r. g. Barker, Col. J. NJ.
Kinloch, Captain f. X. Hugcr, Captain
james Armstrong, Jr.. Secretary, were
appointed Il committee TO correspond on
the subject of these resolutions, to make
all necessary arrangements ;or the assem-
bling Of the convention, AND TO take sncln
measures as they may deem essential to
the full accomplishment Of the intentions
of the preamble and resolutions.-Char.
lesion NeuS.