The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-29
THIRD GEORGIA VETERANS.
Their Reunion at Madison, August {
and GA Brave Command.


and GA Brave Command.
The annual reunion of the Third Georgia
Veterans will be held at Madison, August
and 9, under the auspices of the Survivors
association of the historic regiment. There
is quite a sprinkl;ng of the old regiment in
southeastern Georgia. and here and there
one of the veterans in Savannah. Capt. A.
A. VIM is the secretary Of the ASSOCIATION,
and among the veterans in this city are
Trevor Rice. w. II. Salter and A. w Ker-
sey Gen. G.. Mickey Sorrel was the last
brigade commanded of Wright's old Georgia
brigade, OF which the Third Georgia formed
part.
The history of the regiment is too we'll
known to need review. 1t was the first
regiment of the empire state of the south
organized on Virginia soil and re-enlisted
for the war before their first enlisted term
had expired, for which the confederate sec
rotary of war promulgated a special order
of thanks, and President Davis, in a review
of the lines around Richmond, when he
came to whore the Third Georgia regiment
were in line lifted hi, hat, and in the pres
ence of the army, said: Third Georgia, /
salute you. For myself and the people of
the confederate states | thank you
It's career was brilliant and its tattered
| flag was riddled with bullets when the war
| closed. 1t is now preserved in a glass case
by the president OF the association. and the
last colonel commanding the regiment at
the surrender, Col. Claiborne Snead of Au-
gusta, who has been for years the president
of the association, aud who will be the ora
tor of the day at the reunion. That flag
was planted farthest in advance at Malvern
Hill, waved over a thirteen gun battery
captured on the crest of Gettysburg's ceme-
terv ridge, and the day before it was furled
at Appomattox il fioated over the stern sur
vivors of the regiment who met the euemy's
charge, repusci it, and with a valorouS
DASH brought back more prisoners than the
entire command could muster.
The MORNING News lithographing rooms
has lust turned out in cOlors, from photo
graph, a cut of the Old battle flag TO be
used on the stationery of the survivors
association. The Forthcoming reunion at
Madison has been arranged for by company
d of Madison, and very full and complete
programme has been agreed upon. Hon
7. s. Burney has been selected to preside
and Capt. Charles w. Baldwin, of company
G., Cobb's legion has been selected as grand
marshal The following is the programme:
On the first day the regiment will assem-
BILE in front Of the Madison house, upon the
firing of eleven guns. at 1 O'Clock, p. M,
and proceed to the court house for business
meeting.
On the second day the regiment will form
i'll line at the court house park north side,
at $3.50 O'clock, upon the firing of fourteen
guns, where they will be joined by all the
old veterans of Morgan county, and under
escort If Madison nome guards Guuiorl,
Capt. w. s. McHenry, will march to Craw-
ford's grove by order of Capt. Baldwin, mar
shall of the day, where will be observed the
following programme: lntroduc ion; Hon.
p. s. Burney, Company "A" Twenty-sev-
enth Georgia bat0houl prayer, Rev. John
f. Cheney chap ain, Lieut.. Company "C'D;
music; address OF welcome in behalf OF
Company "D", Sergeant c. b. Barrow
response by Miss Lizzie l.. Snead
r'Daughter of the Regiment,
address of welcome IN behalf Of the
old soldiers and citlzeus of Morgan county,
by Rev. Samuel 4. Burney G4ieut
Company & Cobb's LEGION; re-
sponso by Cot r. b. Nsbct first
vice president of the association;
music; orator of the day, Col. ClaibJr @
Snead, president Of the association and last
colonel commanding regiment at the sur
render; Music
Other distinguished speakers will follow,
after winch an old inc barbecue will take
place. On the evening of the 9th the Matli-
son Home Guard will give a complimentary
ball to the regiment.