The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-10-18
AFTER MANY YEARS
The Bones of Hero are Brought
Home to Rest.

uDltC Interest was b0OfOu2ulA
aroused last Saturday mornin.
when it was announced that S. c
Mitchell and Jno. w. Dyer had re
turned from Jonesboro, Georgia
bringing with them the remains @
Lieut.. Col. CALVIN j. CLAcK, whC
was killed at that place on the 3lst
of August 1864.
A meeting of his comrades
in arms was called at the
court house, when Charles BuforG
was made chairman and Jno. S
Wilkes was appointed secretary land
after very interesting account OF
the searching for and finding of the
remains by Mr.. Mitchell, on mo-
ton of d. 5. Martin,Jno. S. Wilkes,
Jno. Q. Lester and S. G. Mitchell
were appointed committee of ar
rangements to take charge of the re-
mains, to fix date for their rein
terment in MapleWood Cemetery at
Pulaski and prepare a suitable pro-
gramme for the OCCASION.
Jno. g. Lester was appointed to
SOllClI ~ OCAldy GhC
expenses of recovering and renter
ring the remains.
On motion the thanks of the sur
vivIng comrades of the deceased
were rendered to Sam'I c. Mitchell
and Jno. w. Dyer for their success
full effort in recovering the remains
and bringing them back for reinterr-
ment to his native state and among
his people, A vote of thanks was
also rendered to the citizens of
Jonesboro, Georgia, for their kind
ness in keeping up the grave Of our
distinguished fellow soldier and
specially to Messrs. w. M. Hynds
and Lee Hutchinson for valuable
aid rendered in finding and recoV-
ering the remains.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
CHAs. BUFoRD, Chm.
JNo. ). WILKES, Sec.
The committee on arrangements
after conference fix
SATURDAY, NOV 10TH, 1888,
as the date upon which the remains
will be reinterred in MapleWood
Cemetery. The general order of
exercises will be: The remains
will be carried to Antoinette Hall
at 10 o'clock a. IN. from the under
taker. The following committee
of ladies will take charge of and
decorate Antoinette Hall for the oc-
casion: Mrs. Sam Orr, Mrs. j. B.
Childers, Mrs. Jno. G. Ballentine,
Mrs. j. p. May, Miss Irene Buford,
Mrs. Andrew j. Alternately and |
Mrs. w. C. Flournoy Mrs. Helen G.
Walker.
The following soldiers will act as
pail bearers: Maj. Jno. F. Viii
liams of Columbia, Capt. W. S.
Jennings, B. s. Thomas of Maury,
county, Lieut. Henry Jones, Thos
Flippin, W. A. Beaver, J. L. Nelson
J. o. Mitchell, Capt. Thos. Mccoy
Of Giles, James Gilmore of Law
.ence. The Masonic fraternity
will attend as a body. The mem
1ers of the legal profession will at
end as a body.
The surviving members of the
'rd Tennessee Regiment will attend
IS body.
All other ex-soldiers of whatever
ommand are cordially invited to
.ttend.
The citizens of Pulaski and
Giles county and the public gener-
lily are invited to attend, especial
y the ladies.
Addresses will be made as fol
ows: On behalf of the legal fra
ernity, John II. Woodbridge esq.
On behalf of the Masonic frater
lity, Hon. James McCallum.
On behalf of the soldiers, Gen.
mo. C. Brown, Capt. Jno. c. Lester.
samuel G. Mitchell.
Religious services will be conduc-
ed by Chaplain Thos. H. Daven-
,ort.
The remains will be carried at II
n. to Maplewood Cemetery and be
Capt. Robt. A. Mitchell will act
IS marshall, Capt G. G. Tucker,
end Tenn, assistant, and they will
lppoint their own aids. The mem
,ers Of the original Co. will act
IS body guards as follows:
David S. Martin, A. S. Holt,
mo. Phillips, Jno. Kennedy,
v. II. McCallum, Joseph Kennedy,
mo. d. Flautt, T. F. Lindsay,
Vm.J Abernathy,Jno. G. Lester,
I. o. Alternately, w. H. Lucy,
!. e. Alternately, Sam. G. Mitchell,
I. Thos. Adams, NJ. M. McLin,
lewis Amis, VIM. j. Madison,
mo. M. Aymett, Jas. j. McCallum,
Jhas. Buford, A. j. Nipp,
:. @. Buford, j. L. Pack,
}. T. Buford, Jno. w. Pittard,
J. B. Beckham, Jno. W. Parker,
:. NJ. Bunch, L. w. Reynolds,
3. j. Barber, Jno. D. Reynolds,
v. 7. Chambers, j. 3. Short,
Thos. Cosby, Leroy w. Suttle,
}. D. Clack, w. w. Smith,
mo. w. Dyer, r. NJ. Tinnon,
v. D. EVERY, R. r. Reed,
mo. H. Everly, T. j. Wells,
10 Flippin, J. p. Anderson,
rhos. J. Flippin, Ed Chambers,
7. X. P. Garner, Harry Forsythe,
Gnock Hancock Jno. Martin,
". L. Holt, L. j. Pittard,
A. 6. Pittard.
All soldiers, members of the bar,
dasons and citizens generally will
ollow in procession to the grave,
he members of his regiment taking
after his company. Jno.
". Dyer will carry the regimental
.olors used at the battle. 1t is
requested that all surviv=
ne members of the 9rd Tennessee
Regiment in Giles, Maury, William
,on, Lawrence, Lewis and Wayne
or elsewhere, and all sol ,
Tiers of the late war of any COM
nand and the citizens Of his native
county, attend en- n1dSse on the occa-
'ion and pay the last tribute
If respect to the remains of the he
o who yielded up his life to his
,ountry's call.
JNo. S. WILKES,
s C.. MITCHELL