Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29
Reunion Of the IS Reg. Miss. VUlua.
teers, c. S, a.

The Reunion assembled at the 4. Il
NJ. College on the ,9th day of June
1889, We were met at the train by
the Young men Of the College. togetlI.
er with a splendid band of music, dis.
pensing such pieces rs Dixie" and
others familiar, which had served to
cheer the hearts of weary and hungry
l.ebs, in days TO be long remembered
by some of us, who escorted Us to the
College hall. We could but notice
how the young men were amused at
die avkward movements Of the sol.
er, forgetting that hC had not been
III line for the last "a years. except
with the mule and plow. There we
were received by the gallant Gen, 5.
ID. Lee, with Il most eloquent and
feeling speech OF welcome; given re.
served seats, and requested that we
remain during the CollegcseXercises.
But we repaired. to a private room to
transact the business Of the Reunion.
Maj. Watson being absent, ii J Van
landingham was called TO the chair.
The minutes OF our last meeting was
read and approved. The namos of the
members present werG enrolled when
4S responded. Letters from Hon.
JctE. Davis, Col. L II Shotwell, Col 5
NJ Meek. Capt. W W IIumprics and
James W Sanders. expressing their
regrets for not being able to attend
the Reunion, and rendering their re-
CARDS and kindly feeling towards us.
were read and placed on file, and reso-
lutionS OF thanks returned them. Col.
/, II Shoiwoll was elected President {;
Rev. II J Vanlandingham, Vice Presi-
dent and Chaplain Robt Hardy, Sec {;
j . Henry, Cor, Sec. for the cnsu-
ing year.. The Hon. w ) Barry, ir.,
was chosen as Orator, and invited to
deliver the annual address next year,
and his mother, the widow of the la
mcnted and gallant Col. W 5 Barry,
who commanded the old 35th Rpgi-
ment during the war, was especially
invited to meet with us on that occa.
sion. Resolutions of respect were
passed unanimously, and the Secre-
tary instructed TO present them to her.
The Survivors OF the old nth Rcgi.
mcnt, and the Texas Veterans were
invited TO participate with us at our
next Reunion. The committee on
correspondence was continued and re-
qlcsicd, if possible, TO get up the
names of all members, living and fur.
nish them to the Secretary that he
may be able 10 complete the roll. J o
Henry, ID w Outlaw, A NJ Page and J
II Stillman compose the Executive
Committee, aud they are instructed
to make, or have made, a suitable flag
for the Regiment. aud have the names
of all the battles inscribed thereon in
which we participated commenting
with Iuka. and Corinth and c~losing..up
at Mobile. The thanks of the Rcun-
ion were rendered Gen, Lee. the Col.
legc people, aud citizens generally, OF
St%arksvillc. for the welcome given us,
and the hospitablc manner in which
We were entertained. The Reunion
was then addressed by the Rev. II j
vanlandingham, DIR. j c Carroll, Gen.
W S Fea,hcrston, Mr.. Pope of N. G.,
and Hon. Geo. 6 billiard, ("thc Ora.
tor O the occasion ").in their most
pleasant aud eloquent style, to the ell
iirc satisfaction of,tho.hearers. The
Reunion then adjourned TO meet at the
A. & N College on Thursday after tho
second Wednesday in July, 1890. We
noticed the crops wcro much better
than they were this time last year ;