Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-08

pride Of Georgians for their State, and
closed with compliment TO the gallant
and cnlYalrous commander of the old
Eighth, Col. Lamar.
SOME OF THE SPEAKERS.
The next distinguished speaker was
Maj. A. U. Bacon, formerly of the Ninth
regiment, in the same brigade with the
Eighth. The Major spoke Of his old assO-
Citations with the command. and was
loudly applauded by his old comrades.
Col. isaac w. Avery. who was private
in the OglethOrpes in Virginia and after
wards gallant cavalry commander made
a stirring address.
"Fellow soldiers" he began, my pro-
fesslou for twenty years has led me to
use the pen and not the tongue. BY any
test OF military merit the Eighth Georgia
is regiment of honorable memories. Its
long and arduous service, It's host or
bloody battles, Its unbrOken career of
chlvalry and its galaxy of illustriOus sol
dlers crown 1t with an unfading wreath of
glory. II was my own rare fortune to
nave been connected with it as private
In It's first organization. My prediction
for the cavalry service led me to other
fields than those in which it so brightly
figured, but in all the eventful scenes of
my active soldering, carried with me
the honor and fame of your glorious band.
And to-day no man is prouder OF his con-
nectlon, humble though it be, with the he
rolc Eighth, and none more jOyfully joins
in this gladstone and sacred
reunion Of its survivors than l do.
Comrades" he went on, "the annals of
human valOr contain no finer page of DUTY
and heroism than that written in fsdeless
light by the Eighth Georgia, and TO be
survivor OF the historic organization is
an eternal commission of honor.
81 conclude by Offering a series Of reso-
buttons which express the sentiments of
the survivors outside of Savannah, aud
which beg you to adopt by unanimous
and rising vote"
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Resolred By the visiting members Of the
Eighth Georgia Survivors Association, that
the grateful thanks of the body are returned
to the OglethOrpe Light Infantry, OF Savan-
nah, for It's hearty and generous hospitality,
Respi0sd further, That the AssOciatiOn has
been fortunate in falling. in its inception,
INTO the hands of corps that has not only
cOnspi 'uOusly illustrated the heroism OF our
regiment in war, but now eXemplihes the
brightest virtues of peace.
RsSoJged. fnGIiV. That we shall carry awav
with us exquisite and lasting memories OF this
reunion, and that IN the warmest spirit of
brotherhood we bind ourselves to keep alive
the Survivors Association of the Eighth
Georgia regiment.
The resolutions were adopted unani-
mously.
SCENES IN OLD TIMES.
Mr.. F. B. Green, of company G,
familiaTly called 1.-The parson," gave a
very humorous and withal sometimes pa
thetic account of the first experience Of
the regiment. His SIX tch was recognized
as true to life by those who were familiar
with the incidents be related.
Col. J. H. Estill, in response TO COM
pliment to the Oglethorpes, referred to the
prpGaDt q rpnFnGnnfAfIVas
Of the boys who went 10 Virginia under
Barlow, and said that without the present
organization the older company would
long since have been buta memory.
Mai. &. e. McGregOr was called upon
and responded, and also Lieut.. Il. ). Law,
of the Virginia OglethOrpes, Lieut., Nell,
DR.. j T. Mcfarland, Capt. Usina, Capt.
DwiuelI and others. The speech OF
Lieut.. Law was gem OF elOqueDce and
touched the hearts Of all his hearers.
Letters were read from Gen. George 7.
Anderson, formerly commanding the
brigade, and Maj. w. f. Aver formerly
quartermaster OF the Eighth.
Mr.. Ed. Names, Of New York, a men,
Der of Co. Fl. Eighth Georgia, offered the
following resolutions. which were also
unanimOuslo adopted:
I7esolUed. That the thanks OF this associ.
alton are due and are hereby rendered our
old comrade Col. J. H. Esiill. of the Sstvan-
nah MORSING NEWS, for the interest his now
erful journal has taken in bringing about this
reunion OF the survivors of the Eighth GeOr-
gia.
our old cOmrade. Capt. M. p. Usina, COM
handing the st amer st. Nicholas, for his
personal attention to our comfort on this ex-
cnrsiOn.
TIE NEXT REUNION.
Capt. NJ. Dwinell extended an invita-
ton to the survivors To mold their next re-
union in Rome. The invitation was &C
cepted, and the time for calling the meet.
Ing WAS left to the President.
on its return to the city the party was
escorted TO the armOry, where the regi-
ment was brought to attention by Mai.
Sheiiman, and turned over to Col. Lamar
in old dress parade style. 1t was then
dismissed by the Colonel.
At the head of the column as the sur
vivOrs went TO and returned from the
steamer marched Col. Lamar and Col.
Towers. and Immediately fol owing. Maj.
Gen. McLaws and the prominent genCle-
men noted among the speakers, ami Capt.
John +. Lambert, of the Gainesville
Ella. Guards, who was formerly men,
Der of the Ogleth0rpes.
Thus ended the meeting. and IL any
other old ''Canfed" orr anizat;on thinks it
ever had better time. the visiting men,
bers of the Old Eighth are prepared to
dispute the point.
A number of survivors on Thursday
called on Mrs. Barnwell, the widow OF
Col. Barlow. aud Mrs. Branch, the noble
mother who had three sons in the Eighth.