The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-04
COMRADES in COUNCIL.
The Reunion Of Ex-Confeder-
ates Held at Moberly
Yesterday.
Fully twenty-five Hundred
Old Soldiers Took Part
in the Exercises.
What Capt. Joe Green, of Sc
dalia, Told a "Bazoo"
Reporter.

Capt Joe Green returned this mornin,
from the meeting 81 ex-coniederatcs, g
Missouri. held AT Moberly Yesterday. Ii
conversation with BAZoo reporter h,
stated that the affair throughout was
glorious success. and all those who partic
ipated were highly pleased with their frs
annual gathering.
There were present no less than 2,jO0 olt
soldiers, from every quarter ot The state
and each and every one seemed determine,
To make the occasion one long Ia bc r..
membered.
The welcoming address WAS delivered by
l.. j. Carmody, mayor of the city, and Wa.
Is follows:
EX-CoNFEDERATE SOLDIERS: Ii give,
me the greatest pleasure, a. the mayor col
the city oi Mobcrlv. to welcome won i'm be,
hall OF the council and the citizens oi
Moberly. Ii also gives me double pleas.
ure 10 welcome YOU, as | was myself :,
confederate soldier. Your meeting I'm our
city IS fraught with good feeling, As you
come together 10 talk of old army times
and where will you find the soldiers, either
eX-confederates or eX-federals, who do not
like TO meet and talk of their camp life,
trials and sutferings and the DAYS when We
went soldering? Well, whether the war
did harm or good, one thing is certain, fell
low-ci liens, ii has tended To- cement the
American people almost as a unit on any
subject that concerns any part of the
union. See the north and east during the vel
low fever; see the south ON the assassina-
ton of our late president, James 4. Gar
field, that unbounded and heartfelt SWIM
pathy 30 that dying soldier president. Con-
tempt for the assassin prevents me from
mentioning his name. Nav God protect
the presidents widow and family, and
know ii is your prayer a. well rs mine.
Now. soldiers, | will not trespass on your
time any longer, but let You talk of your
comrades, dead or absent, and commune in
friendly intercourse with those YOU meet
here to-day. Allow me, i'm conclusion, Ia
tender to you the freedom OF the city of
Moberly. Enjoy yourselves, have good,
social time, and God bless you.
The address was received with great en-
and cheer after cheer rent the
air.
At ten o'clock in the forenoon they
formed in line and marched To the fair
grounds, the following being the order of
procession
Col. James Il. Claiborne, grand mar
shall; Lieut.-Col. John l.. Bull, chief of
staff; Capt. ID. VI. Mintry, Maj. I. {
Ready, Capt John NJ. Ragland and An
derson Bechmond, ordcrlies.
First division. Cockrelrs brigade, Capt
o. f. Guthrie commanding.
Second division, Marmadukes brigade,
Capt. John Duirs commanding.
Third division, Shelby'S brigade, Lieut.
Col Warner Lewis commanding.
Fourth division, Clark's brigade, Maj.
Jos. III Fink commanding.
Fifth division, Potter's brigade, Capt.
Henry :. Newman, commanding.
Sixth division, artillery, Capt. j. W.
h neislev commanding.
Seventh division, Parsons brigade,
Capt. }. w. Wallace commanding.
Eight division. all other conlodcrates.
Capt. J. W. Mcclure commanding
On arriving at the grounds the entire
!, 800 were admitted free Ia the exhibition,
where they were also entertained with an
excellent dinner.
In the afternoon brief addresses were made /
,y Ex-Governor Thos. {. REYNOLDS, Gen. !!
John Marmaduke, Gel. Elijah Gates and /
jol. Warner Lewis, of Fulton.
These exercises concluded, they ad journ- !
ii TO the city, and at $50 last night again |
net and passed several resolutions.
The first of these was expressing deep /
egard AT the death of our late president,
md expressing heartfelt sympathy for the
family, whom they hoped would
low be considered the nations wards.
The second was in dcnunciation of the
rain robbers, who have figured 80 conspic
ously in Missouri oi late, disclaiming that
hey were ex-confederates, and calling upon
heir comrades to put forth every exer-
ion 10 rid the stale of their presence.
hey also commended Gov. Criitenden's
ction i'm the matter.
The third was i'm regard To ex-confcder-
ties asking the government for pensions:
hey had never contemplated such 4 thing
or would they have accepted a dollar had
been rendered them.
Other resolutions were passed, but the
bove were of the greatest interest.
A number of officers were then ap-
ointed, Gen. Marmaduke being made
resident. After remaining IN session
ntil half-past three O'Clock, the meeting
ljournod, and all voted the first annual
union of Missouris eX-coniederatcs a
orious surcess.
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