Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-12-23
MEETING or THE SURVIVORS or THE
14TH TENNESSEE REGf-
MEHT, C, S. A.

city December 10th at Il m. The
following named members were
present:
Company Az. o. Anderson,
A. M. Anderson, DIR. T. ID. John
son, j. b. Williams, ]. l.. Kennedy,
II. j. GoOsetree, A. B. Maxey, DIR.
b. A. Haskins, Jno. w. Bradshaw
and Jno. w. Faxon.
Company Be. Wall, VIM. A.
Shelby, j. S. Cross, s. b. Powers,
John A. Gholson and S. Trotter.
Company C.-B. F. Madole.
Company De. Wick.
Company E.-G. c. Robertson.
Company G.-I. P. Howard, r.
HI. Edmondson, A. J. Mcneil.
Company HI. N. Belote, B.
w. Ballentine, Geo. w. Rice, Thos.
McMannus.
Company KIP. o. Travis, E. A.
Elliott, G. T. Rudolph, ]. H. Croft
ger, A. NJ. Payne, w. R. Comper-
ry, r. J. Winn, M. M. Swift.
Company L.-Capt. A. P. Collins,
Capt. Thos. Herndon, E. B. Heweli.
Surgeon-Dr. Daniel F. Wright.
MINUTES.
Capt. Isaac Bronson, temporary
chairman being absent, on motion
of DIR. T. ID. Johnson, Capt. A. p.
Collins, of Company l., was called
to the chair and Jno. w. Faxon, of
Company A, and Ed. G. Campbell,
editor of the CHRONICLE appointed
Secretaries.
1t having been announced to the
meeting that Gen. E. Kirby Smith
was visiting in the city, on motion
it was ordered that committee of
two be appointed by the Chair to
wait upon the distinguished visitor
and invite him to attend the meet
ing as visiting member. DIR. ID.
f. Wright and DIR. w. A. Shelby
were appointed said committee.
In short time Gen. Smith made
his appearance accompanied by the
committee when he was received
by three loud long continuous rebel
yells. Gen. Smith returned his
thanks in an exceedingly felicitous
style and was loudly applauded.
DIR. Il. d. johnson, chairman of
the committee on muster rolls, stated
that company rolls had been cop
led from the muster roll found in
the old flies OF the GAINESVILLE JEFF
fersonlan and sent to members OF
the different companies, but the
short space of time elapsing between
the laboriOus preparation of these
rolls and this meeting, he felt conf
dent had caused so few returns of
rolls to the committee, but three
companies having responded and
returned their rolls. On motion of
F. o. Anderson, the report of the
committee was received and the
committee continued to report more
fully at the next meeting.
The importance and urgency of
the compilation and perfecting
of these rolls in all their details in
time for DR.. j. B Lindsey's History
was earnestly impressed upon the
minds of all present and the COM
nittee was instructed to bring every
thing to bear upon companies
which have not already responded
to induce them to have their rolls
and historical facts in readiness by
the next meeting.
Letters were then read from Gen.
VIM. McComb, Go. L.) now of
Gordonsville, Va, and Capt. Theo.
Hartman, of Little Rock, Ark,
regretting their inability to attend,
but heartily extending encourage
ment to a permanent organization
and desiring to be enrolled as men,
bers.
On motion of DIR. B. A. Haskins,
it was ordered that all members of
Companies present having muster
rolls in their possession should i'm
mediately after the adjournment of
the meeting assemble together and
perfect the rolls as far as possible.
On motion of DR.. w. A. Shelby,
Messers G. G. Robertson and Sam'l
Scarborough, of Dover, were added
to the Committee on rolls.
On motion of Capt. Thos. Hern-
don, a Committee of three was
appointed to report names for Off
GERS, and the meeting proceeded TO
effect permanent organization.
The Committee ON organization
reported as follows:
For President, Capt. J. J. Crus-
man. Co. H.; Corresponding Secre-
tary, r. E. McCulloch, Co. A.;
Treasurer, Jno. w. Faxon, Co. III.
The Chairman, on motion, then
appointed the following commit
tees:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Capt. ThDs Herndon, Go. L.)
Chairman A. w. Payne Go. Ky;
John A. Gholson (Co. b.; w. A.
Shelby (Co. b. ; f. A. Elliott
Go. K.).
COMMITTEE ON BYLAWS.
JnO. w. Faxon (Co. K.), Chair
man; P. o. Travis Go. K.); A. B.
Maxey Go. Az; F. .. Anderson
Go. Az; 1. P. Howard Go. g.;
b. A. Haskins Go. Al.
A collection was then taken up
for defraying expenses and handed
to the Treasurer.
1t was ordered that the rolls of
companies when completed be
turned over to the Corresponding
Secretary for safe keeping.
On motion of DIR. L. d. johnson,
the meeting adjourned to meet at
the Court House in GAINESVILLE Feb.
10, 1888, at II m.
a. p. COLLINS, Chm'n.
no FH y W ci FAxoN, sec'tys.