Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-09-27
Reunion!
An Immense Crowd, Fine Music
and Excellent Speaking


The Reunion of the 18th, 44th
and 18th Tennessee regiments,
came off last Saturday. The
day was clear and pleasant. The
crowd began to assemble early,
both in town and at the Fair
Grounds, and whenit had swelIed
to It's greatest magnitude, it was
valiously estimated at 1000 to
5000. The survivors of the re-
glments assembled at the court
house at about $50 A. NJ, and
were there formed by Col. Jno.
nj. Hughs of the 25th Tenn,
Chief Marshal, and his assist
ants Capt. Jno. Y. Gill and Adjt
X. G. Cross. The following
was the order of the procession
first, the Marshal and his as
sistants, accompanied by Col. G.
a. Mcdaniel and Lieut.. Col.
SHED, the first Colonel and Lit.
Colonel Of the 44th; then the
Hclicon Silver Band of Column
bia, then the old war-horse of
the much-lamented Col. John
5. Fulton, led by old uncle Joe,
Col. Fulton's faithful body SER
want. The horse had on the
same saddle that Col. Fulton
rode him with during the war.
From the saddle was suspended
Col. Fulton's sword, that had
CLEANED in the sunlight Of so
many fields of deadly strife
The sword and saddle were pro-
fuseIy and appropriately deco
rated. After Col. F's horse
came the survivors on foot. The
procession marched out at the
south gate Of the courthouse
yard, and through some of the
main streets to the Fair Ground.
When the crowd became quiet,
Col.McDaniel explained the OBJ
ject of the Reunion; then Col.
TilIman introduced Col. James
III. Holman, who, in bciitting
style madethe encouragement,
Adj't Cross being introduced by
Col. TiIlman, read some remi-
niscences of the regiments du-
ring the war, which we give be-
low
Twelve years have elapsed
since Lee surrendered his sword,
and the great captain after a
life Of usefulness, and whilst
wearing the honors of Presi-
dent of the University of Vir-
ginia, passed away. That pa
triotism which brought him to
the southern standard carried
The men of every southern
State, and none more true than
the 100000 Tcnnesseeans of
whom the 55th, 44th and 25th
Tennessee Regiments were
part. The fields of Farming
ton, Shiloh, Mumfordsville where
about 500 prisoners were taken,
PerryyilIe where the lamented
Capt. Jones of Fayetteville fell,
Mnrfreesboro where Maj. Even
of;he 44th was MORALLY wounded
and about 40 per cent. of the reg
imcnt placed hors du combat,
Hooycr's Gap where Johnson's
Brigade as rear guard of the
army had the honor of holding
the enemy in check for several
days upon the evacuation Of
Middle Tennessee by Bragg's
army, the occupation of the i'm
portant line of railway, the
Il. T., Va, and Ga, from Lou
den 10 Charleston, Tenn, under
the direct supervision of Gen.
Is. II. johnson, connecting with
The command of Gen. Buckner
commanding at Knoxville; the
important part taken by these
Regiments on the memorable
field of Chickamauga where by
a strategic move the enemy's
key to his position was carried,
and the first spur of Missionary
Ridge taken and held by john
sons Brigade, 2 brass IL pound
Napoleon guns and train of
wagons of the enemy fell into
our hands; the fixed ammuni-
ton found in one of the wag-
ons being used that day against
the cnemy's 3 lines of battle.
After four hours obstinate resis-
lance, inch by inch his lines were
l..;,,, l,.cl- and This ground was