Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-17
EX-TENNESSEE SOLDIERS.
Keeling AT Nashville 60 Eject Perma.
ment Organization.
Report OF the Commitfee-Number OF
Members Added 20 the List.

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
3 NASHVILLE, January 16.-A meeting of
ex-Tennessee soldiers was held in the hall of
the House of Representatives last night.
Col. J. E. Carrier, the temporary chairman,
called the meeting to order. The Commit
tee on Permanent Organization submitted
the following report, which was adopted
"The undersigned, your committee, ap-
pointed at the meeting of Tennessee soldiers
at the courthouse in Nashville, on the night
Of the 9th instant, respectfully report:
First-That we recommend a permanent
organizat alton of the soldiers OF Tennessee in
the war Of 1925, the soldiers in the vari.
ous Indian ware, the soldiers in the Mexican
war, and the United States and Confederate
soldiers in the late war; to be known by the
name of the Tennessee Soldiers Associa-
tion." We recommend the adoption by the
association OF a suitable constitution and by
laws Tor its government.
We also recommend the following persona
for permanent cf6cers:
Presideut-Col. John A. Fife, Csrthsge.
First Vice President-Cspt. J. 7. Martin,
Nashville.
Second Vice President-Cspt. W.. L. Led
gerwood, Knoxville.
Third Vice President-Cspt. Albert 7.
McNeal, Bolivar.
Fourth Vice-President - Private Ruhm
Payne, Knoxville.
Fifth Vice-President-Csp John w. Nor
ton, Nashville.
sixth Vice President--Col G. r. Bsrteau,
Memphis
SecretMy-Cspt. S. w. Steele, Nashville.
Corresponding Secretary-Msj. John s.
Bransford, Nashville.
Treasurer-Col. John P. Mcguire, Nash.
vile.
Second-We further recommend that an
nual convocatious OF the association be held
on the Sth day Of January of each year and
at such other times as NAV be thought
proper ny the association.
Third-Your committee further recon.
mend that the officers appointed at this meet.
ing hold their offices until our next annual
convocation, 70 be held on the 9th of Jauu-
airy, 1854, &C which time officers to succeed
them snail De elected BY the association.
Fourth-4our committee report that the
aims and objects OF this association are, frat,
70 obtain as near as practicable complete
history OF the soidiery OF our proud Voiun-
teer state, from Its organization down to the
close Oh Inc la'e war Detween the States,
comprising especially the names of those
VINO Tell on the various fields Of battle.
second, 70 get complete roster OF all living
tennessee soldiers, both officers and privates,
wneiher now residing withio or without the
oorders oil tins State, both Union and Con.
ieoerate' Inird, that while we intend TO pay
proper respect to the memory OF the gallant
DEAD, we owe duty to the living, and this Is
INTENDED 70 be permanent historical, fra
ternal and benevolent association OF the sol.
off T. Of our beloved state.
r.aLi -FOUR committee favor me resoi1,
lions offered at last meeting BY Col W. J..
ID ale, aud recommend the adoption of the
.ame in spbstanoa as follov..
aTL., ,LS, % UNIV"
ua, .here snaii De an executive commit
tee OF this association, with headquarters at
Nashville. Consisting of the permanent off.
GERS of this association together with seven
other committeeman 10 be- appointed by the
association. which executive committee an ali
w Se~i.