The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-22

a reunion at Parker's Hall, at IL o'clock
yesterday the day being the fourteenth
anniversary Of the first battle of Manas-
sas. There were present about 100 men,
bers, hailing from all sections of the
State. Among them we observed many
who were battle-scarred and manned; !;
several who wore armless sleeves, as well
as others who had lost leg in the service
Of their country. The ''Lost Cause" had
10 braver or more ardent supporters
than the Hampton Legion; and the num-
Der of members who were absent yester-
day in bodily presence, but hold their
| reunions above, where the last great re-
union will be held, is indisputable evil
| dence Of the courage and devotion of the
Legion to the Confcderacy. The sur
| vivors, with that love of coun-
try which characterized the organ
| ization in those dark and trying
times when the contcnding hosts
of the two sections of this country met
in deadly conflict, and tho only messen-
gers which sped from one end of the
continent to the other were from the
| cannon and the rifle, now, that ''grim-
visaged war has smoothed her wrinkled
front, are deyoting their best endeavors
to the development of the material inte-
| rests of the country. They have turned
| their swords into pruning hooks. From
their first and gallant commander, the
Cheynlef Baynrd of the South, General
Wade Hampton, down to- he,humblest
heroic private in tho ranks, all are bend
ing their energies to the cultivation of
the arts of peace.
At the hour named, General Hampton
! called the association to order, with
Messrs. Taylor, of Charleston, and Hoke,
of Greenville, as Secretaries. Tho pro-
ceedings were opened with prayer. The
President being called upon, excused
himself from delivering an address at
this time.
The Secretaries proceeded to enroll
the association BY companies of infantry,
artillery and cavalry.
Gen. NJ. w. Gnry offered resolution,
that it be the sense of the association
that the I'd South Carolina Cavalry are
members, with all the privileges incident
thereto; which was adopted.
The President read the following let
ter:
HoUsroN, TEXAS, July 12, 1875.
Gen. Wdtle Hampton, President I{amp-
| ton Legion Reunion DEAR SIR: see
by the papers that you are to have O re-
union of your old and glorious Legion
| survivors on the 21st, and I have the
pleasure to herewith send portion Of
the proceedings Of our reunion, had at
Huntrodon, Texas; and rs we do, and
| always have, Mt nil of our meetings, con-
sidered the Hampton Legion part and
parcel of the Texas Brigade, I trust
you will appoint % Committee on Stntis-
tics, to act in conjunction with like
| committee of our association, of which
II (o1> oT s,e(Jl Jl.-
man, and Gen. NJ. w. Gary having been
| appointed by MS on said committee.
Our next annual meeting will be held ut
Bryant, Texas, on the second Wednesday
in July, 1873; and you md each and
every member of your glorious COM
mand are most cordially invited to at
tend. We assure you that You will all
bo most heartily welcomed to Texas. All
transportation companies will pass .you
in Texas at half rates; and in addition,
tho people will not allow any Of us to
pay any bills. Every town is, and always
will be free, in Texas, to the Hampton
Legion; so come along as many of YOU
rs can. Nothing would give us greater
pleasure than to take you all by the
hand and welcome you to Texas. Our
hearts reach out to you rs to brothers,
and God knows we would be delighted
to see you, and have You meet with us.
May the blessing Of God rest upon you
all, Us it should upon such glorious men
as compose the Hampton Legion; and
may. your meeting be the result of much
good; and if we should never meet again
upon this earthly camping ground, may
we all meet "over the river, in that eter-
nal camping ground, where NIL true SOL
dicrs have n right to go. am, with
great rcSpcct, very truly yOur cOmrade
ROBERT BURNS,
Sec. Hoods Texas Brigade Association.
In response to the above request, the
President appointed Gcnerals Butler,
Conner and Gary as the Committee on
Statistics of the Hampton Legion.
Col. H. D. Capers, Secretary of Gen.
Gordon's Georgia Brigade, was invited
to n seat on the stage
Gen. Conner offered resolution, that
the officers Of oil companies composing
the Legion be requested to forward to
the permanent Secretaries correct rolls
and all information relating to the COM
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