The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-02-05
AN ADDRESS.
Office of the Secretary of the Survivors
Association of Confederate Soldiers
and Sailors, for the State of Georgia.


ATLANTA, Ga, Jan 81, 1875.
70 the Swyiciay Soldiers and Sailors Of tie
Confederate States 4rmy and Nary,
resident IN Georgia
On the Goth of January, 1875, there met in
Atlanta large and enthusiastic convention,
composed of soldiers and sailors of the army and
navy of the Confederate States. resident in Geor-
gia. This convention inaugurated an associa-
ton. to be called the Survivors Association o.
Confederate Soldiers and Sailors, for the State
of Georgia.
The object of he Association are TO be three
fold Social, Historical and Benevolent. The
only qualification necessary TO constitute man
a member are That he shall have served with
fidelity in the army or navy of Confederate
States. and shall be. at the time of signing the
n,ll. a bona ide citizen Of the State of Georgia,
10 matter in what State he may have enlisted,
or with what command he served and who
shall paw, upon signing the roll, the sum OF
twenty five cents into the common fund Of the
Association.
The constitution provides that ex- Confederate
soldiers and sailors may form sub associations
v. ,
port to the State organization,
The ASSOCIATE IN elected, as its president, Gen.
Joseph f.. Johnston; Gen. A. r. Lawton, SEN
Tor vice president; vice-president from each
brigade and three vice pr sidenis from the
navy Capt T. l.. Massenburg Treasurer, and
Captain John Mlledge, Secretary. Also, an
Executive Commit tee consisting OF Col. Thos
Hardeman, Col Jas. d. Waddell, Col l., ].
Gleun, Lieut.. Col C. C. Kibbee, and Col IL D.
Capers These officers accepted the Offices to
which they were elected, and entered upon the
discharge of their duties.
And now it is made my duty, as Secretary,
bv order of the Executive Committee, at their
first meeting, held in Atlanta on the 22d day
of January, General Lawton presiding, to issue
this address. requesting that in each county of
this State, the ex-Confederale soldiers and sal
Tors will call meeting and have enrolled all
who desire to become members of the Assoca
ton, and have these rolls. with the money col
lected ON them forwarded to me by express at
Atlanta Ca, on or before the first day Of June
next, in order that these rolls may be verified
the money deposited with the treasurer, aud a
consolded roll made up by the next meeting OF
the Association, in Macon, in October next
These rolls must show the name, rank, time,
place and command at time of entering the SER
vice date, command and rank at time OF leav-
ing the service and in order that these may
be uniformly made out | will furnish, during
the next fourteen days, TO each ordinary in The
State, blank form, with the necessary instruct
tions printed therein; and the ordinary will
hold them subject to the order OF any represen
tative meeting OF those to whom ths address is
directed.
Whenever county sub associations are formed
such association will superintend the getting up
of these rolls and money, through their proper
officers and have the same forwarded TO me as
herein directed And when such Associations
are formed the secretary of each association
will officially report its organization to this of
flee and, ii possible send printed copy ofth'
proceedings of the meeting which formel the
Association, to be kept en- file And if ther'
should be any county in the State where suci
an organization Is not formed, then some reliable
and energetic ex-Confedsrate soldier or sailol
should be selected, by any meeting Of soldier
and sailors called for that purpose, to perform
this duty.
And now, comrades, is 1t necessary that yor
be urged to take hold Of this good work witt
zeal Some Of you may attach no importance
to the social feature Of our association OF III
historical feature some may say, let the dead
past bury its dead bul the benevolent feature
which il the most prominent Object Of this ass o
citation. imposes upon you a solemn duty. Their
were true and noble men who fell by your sid
on the battle field, or laugushed until death re
ieved their agony in the hospitals; and dying
| left widows and orphans, who to day with M
| shelter they can call their own, are begging
| their bread in Georgia These are your wards
| There ar. others who share with you the hard
| ships Of camps and the dangers Of the battle
/ field. who, disabled by wounds, or emaciate'
! by disease contracted 10 the service, are drag
| cing out miserable existence. dishearened ana
weary Of life They need help and for sucl
objects a. tliese d. we propose 10 band onrselve
together. This high obligation aud response
bilitg is upon us. Let US be up, AID acqui
ourselves like men, in the discharge Of 30 sacre
a duty.
4tf john MiILEDGE, Secretary.
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