The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-07-09

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! Frank Clyburn, Of Lancaster county.
a committee Of two was appointed
to enroll the names Of all survivors
who wcro present, and tho enrolment
was made accordingly.
| The following memorial was offered
by G.. s. llinnant, and unanimously
adopted:
Died OH the 2Sth ofMay, 1879, after
81 LONG and painful illness, Timothy G..
! Brown, Il good citizen Of Fairfield. and
one among the first of her noble sons to
! respond 10 his cOuntry's call. lie was
much esteemed hv officers and privates
OF Company + and the entire regiment.
| Therefore be Il 1'cS0IDed, |. That this
survivors, meeting have hoard with
! much regret Of the death of our cs-
tccnGu comralc in arms, II. &. Brown.
| 2. That we tender our heartfelt SYM
| pathy to his bcrcuvcd family and that
Il blank pAHC OrOur record book be do
voted TO his memory. .
>. That these proceedings be publish
! CT III Tie News ANu HERALD, and That
Il copy thcrcofbc sent to his family.
On motion, Colonel Davis was re-
! qucStcd to issue IN address to The diff
trrcnt companies OF tho regiment in
other counties, advising them that we
/ have perfected Il county organization,
and requesting them to move in the
matter in tho samo direction, and meet
with us on the Goth Of August next, to
perfect Il rcgimcmal organization.
On motion, u committee of twenty
was appointed by the president to go
to work at onco and solicit snbscrip-
tons in money or provisions for a sur
vivors' dinner on tho 2Oth Of August,
whose duty il shall be to report their
success at the next meeting, Oh the
third Saturday. in July, Tho following
were appointed: III. G.. Davis, S, W.
Broom, n. G. Robertson, j. w. Robin
son, d. l.. Garter, j. r.. Boylos, ii. NJ.
llinnant, DR.. y. Il. Broom, Jos. Itcy-
nolds, Thos. Richardson, Henry Dricc,
j. Ionguc Bricc, NJ. G. Armstrong, J.
, Il. Harvey, Geo. s. lIinnant, JAS.
Sloan, l.. {. Chappcll, S, w. Ruff, W.
, Z. Gibson, 1'hos. II. Harrison.
a special committee of two, viz, j.
Il. Harvey and j. R. Boylcs, WAS ap-
! pointed to sec upon what terms Il din
nor could be furnished at some Of the
hotels, and report at tho next meeting.
n committee Of six was appointed on
;atisics--consisting of G.. S. lInnant,
j. y. llinnant, j. r.. Harvey, j. II.
Boylcs, j. y. Brec and S. w. Broom.
On motion of Captain IIinnant it
was resolved that Con. Saml. Nc
Gowan be invited to deliver the ami
vcrsary address TO the Reunion on the
20h Of August, and that Col. a. G..
Haskell be requested rs alternate.
On motion it was resolved that the
, proceedings of this meeting be pub
lishcd in THE News AND HERALD.
There being no further business, on
motion of T.. g. Chappcll tho meeting
adjourned until the third Saturday in
July. N. G.. RonERrsoN,
Secretary.
In accordance with thc above stated
resolution Colonel Davis has issued the
following call:
! J0Ne SnTriDin9 members Of the 18TH
D., Regiment, Nc Gowu'Gs D,Spuoc:
CoMnADEs-Thc surviving members
Of the two companies, G. and II, from
Fairfield, in the 18th Regiment, first
Grcgg's, then McGowm's, Brigade,
have formed themselves into; u Sur
vivors' Association for the purpose of
| nj
holding reunion meetings of all those
who were in anywise connected with
those two companies. l have been or.
dercd by this organization to respect
fully suggest, cordially invite, and
urgently request the surviving men,
bors ofthc two Pickcns, the three York
the two Lancaster and the Richland
companies, who, with the two Fairfield
companies, composed the 18th Itcgi-
mcnt of AlcGowan's Brigade, 10 meet
and organize similar Associations III
their respective counties. Our sug-
EcS!ion is TO have associations similar
to ours organized in those counties,
and when this is accomplished, then to
organize fcyincntal Association OF
the survivors Of tho Old Twelfth.
L hereby warmly extend this invitation
to the surviving members Of those
companies, and truly trust they will
; receive our suggestion IN the sincere
; spirit with which it is made, and Sc
, act upon it forthwith that it will no,
be long, [ earnestly hope, before the
survivors Of tho Old rwclNh, one and
all, will have a heartfelt reunion.
Will the Pickcns Sentinel, the Rock
Hill Ue'uld, the Yorkyillc Nc,rS and
En1uiyc1, the Lancaster IcIyer and
Rc0ieo, and tho Columbia Registcl'
please copy. HENRY C.DAVIS,
Prcsdt. II. S. a. 18th Rcgt.,
McGowan's Brigade
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS