The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-27
CABELL'S BRIGADE.
Tho Reunion IA Complete Success GOIa
bay ut CInrksvliic-d rand Gath
CriHg Of flo Veterans.


From the Little Rock Gazotto.l
GAINESVILLE, October q ..-rhe pro-
ceeding, Of Cabell's brigade reunion Of
Couiederates, held ut this place yester-
dry, continued up tO II late hour Of the
day. There were two thousand people
present, rs WAS ascertained by actual
count ut the tables. They were nll
buuutllully Toasted with an elegant
barbecue, which bad been gotten up
10y the committee Of arrangements,
Colonies Hill, Mcconnell and others,
among the gentlemen, and Mrs. HOil-
man, Mrs. Seth j. Howell, Mrs. Pea
cock, Misses Connolly McKennon,
Mcconnell and others.
Judge Rose superintendent the prepa-
ration of the barbecue IN person. There
was everything on the table TO consti-
tute Il splendid dinner.
The large concourse Of citizens and
survivors of the brigade, comprising
some I've hundred and fifty COnfeder-
ates OF all commands, and hundreds Of
ladies, met ut and in the cOurthouse,at
the playing OF the Clarksville cornet
band. All could not get in the co urt
room of the new courthouse. DR.. =.
G.. Mitchell called the meeting to or
der and on behalf of the citizens of
ClarksvilIe, delivered II beautiful and
touching speech Of welcome.
At the conclusion of DR.. Mitchell's
address, Hon. Thomas NJ. Gunter, II
former officer Of the brigade, moved
that the meeting be temporarily or
ganized, and that Gen. w. l.. Cabell
be elected chairman pro tenn. His
motion was adopted with applause.
Col. Il. IT, Mcconnell was elected
secretary pro tenn.
IL was then moved that committee
IQf three, 10 consist Of Gen. Yhos. j.
Churchill, Gen. b. II. Danley, who
were in attendance and Col. John NJ.
ilarrell, n former officer Of the brigade,
be selected n committee to escort Gen.
Cabell to the chair, which was adopted.
Gen. Cubell, on taking the char, was
greeted with hearty cheers, and eX-
planned the purposes Of the reunion in
an address which, for eloquenCe and
moving pathOs 1t is no eXageration to
say has been seldom, if ever surpassed.
There wa5 not an eye that did not weep
during It's delivery. There were no
politics in it. was II hasty riview of
The characters of the fallen, of some of
the actions in which the brigades were
engaged, and an nppeal that the GREAT
lessons of the war should not be for.
gotten by their survivors
After ihe appointment Of n commit
tee on permnnept organization. the
large crowd, following the cornet Iand
wendpd swnyto a crave bplow (Inrls.
vile. ON the Spradra. where the tohla
was spread and where ali were fnaslnd
until about holl.unst two o'clnrk
Col. John NJ Harriet thpn nd3rcssod
the meeting. from a tpmnnrnrv stond
which had been erected, for about Lnlf
nm hour. and was listened IN Win tl'n
utmost Intention Inv NH nres.nt win
regr,t thnf Inc broHoht His ndIrose sn
soon TO n close.
lie referred TO thc elnnuont oddro.s
Of his.old rommnndor which thnv hnn
inst heard and its n,rlting rnCnrSrnos
lie soid MAT Tho uprnajon yas m ilIns.
tratlon of our institutions wbich nnt
only permitted. hnt smiled l,indIv an
if. II was 10 mis- TINT m, surrr:siyn
strnygln, thrnu,,h hjn,d f,, tI,o ,I,,,',-
ton Of orr ,ace Ind Mt last c "r
,Is from, tvronnv tnthn hron,ost tnIo w.