Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-04
ATTENTION, COMRADES! !!
The Brave and Gallant are Our
Guests.
TheI Roar Of Cannon is Over,
But the Echo of Days Past
Comes Back Again.
Forbes Bivouac Doing the Hon
ors, Assisted by Clarksville
City Guards
And Band Of Noble Women,
Whose Ministering Services
Have Blessed Mankind
From the Beginning
of the World.
The Day and it's Doings are
Here Including in Full the
Speeches of Several Dis
tinguished Veterans.

This has been a gala day for the
survivors of the lost cause and many
of the old soldiers who "tit, bled and
some of them nearly died" for the es-
tablishment of their rights are here.
They do not meet a revival of past
issues but for a hearty hand shake
and an exchange of those tender
greetings which only men who have
endured, side by side, the dangers
privation and evils of war can feel
and express. They are here by invi-
tation of Forbes Bivouac and that
association is certainly doing itself
credit in the manner Of its entertain
ment. ClarksviIle is delighted to
welcome these heroes and with one
accord it is demanded that they have
the freedom of the city. There has
been music in the air all day and it
will continue far into the night.
This morning the sun came out with
bright smile for the occasion while
the crisp autumn weather has been
warmed into bright genial atmos-
phere.
The late morning riser was aroused
from his slumbers this morning by
strains of martial music and the
sound of military tired.
The first train from the north
brought Caldwells Bivouac from
Russellville. When the train arrived
the Bivouac was met at the depot by
the Clarksville City Guards headed
by the Clarksville band. The march
was then made to town the rear OF
the procession being brought up by
the Russellville band. On arrival at
the court house the Clarksyille City
Guards as a guard of honor formed
in front of the Arlington and Cald-
Wells BivOuac were marched in a
body to the Chancery courtroom
where for several minutes they were
presented in person to the. various
members of Forbes Bivouac. The
ClarksvilIe City Guards stacked arms
in the court-yar their arms remain.
ed under a sentinel until 9:15, when
they were ordered to report to the
courthouse again to act as a guard
escort for Cheatham's Bivouac and
other visiting delegations from Nash
Vile who were to arrived on the II
o'clock train.
Caldwell's Bivouac which also
marched to the depot to meet the
Nashville delegation, is composed
OF the following members: G. r
Beall, president; ]. B. Briggs, vice
president; G. T. Price, G. M. Swan
son, w. S. Ludon, G. II. Morgan, j
NJ. Dale, r. Lyles, r. Small, VIM
Orr, ]. II. McGinnis, w. o. Ander
son, Geo. Settle, Green Clark, II. A
Sale, T. F. Snail, w. r. Browder
w. M. Bryan, j. A. Peak, r. II
Caldwell, Alf Perry, Mac Penick
VIM. Frasier, l.. w. Mason, j. t
Duffer, Frank Shipper, d. w. Cald
well, VIM. Fallen, ]. w. White, j
E. Small, J. w. Johns, ]. NJ. Beall
! NJ. Valentine, Walker Kelly, w. B
McCarty, Joe Barkley, G. Cornelius
r. Gill, J. G. Campbell.
Train from Nashville was consid
erably late and it was after II o'clock
before the Nashville delegation, es
corted by the Clarksville City Guards
the Clarksville band, the Caldwell
Bivouac and Russellville band, arri
we'd at the Court house. During The
interval the crowd was kept from be
coming impatient by the rendition o
several selections by Haydens bant
of Clarksville, whose services were
gratuitously rendered as a specia
compliment to Forbes Bivouac.
THE PROCESSION.
On arrival of the Nashville delega
ton, the procession was formed anC
marched to the tread of musical sounC
to the lovely grove surrounding Mr.
Patrick Henrys beautiful place. Th'
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