Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05


After Gen. CabeIl's speech the crowd
dispersed about the grounds 70 wait for
supper time and the speeches that were
announced for the evening.
AFTER SUPPER.
After visit to the dining halls and
reflling with the substantials therein
provided, and after the inevitable pipe
and the unfailing yarn that must follow,
the crowd again assembled at the arbor
to be entertained by the speaking an
nOunced to take place. A hitch in the
arrangements had caused the absence OF
lamps of any kind, but the moon was
shining brightly, and as the crowd had
assembled to hear rather than to see, the
speaking proceeded just the same as if
the ground had been illuminated by
electricity.
Col. Morgan of Cleburne made a
speech, in which he touched upon
some of the prominent incidents of
the war, in many of which he
had borne a part Col. Morgan is a
pleasing speaker, his style being smooth
and ornate, his voice full and sympa-
thetic He was eloquent at times and
interesting always. The lack OF light
made a report OF his speech impossible.
Capt. Davis of Arkansas followed Col.
Morgan. He gave an interesting ac-
| count OF Ben McCullough's organizing
regiment at Cowskin prairie on the Dor
! der Of Arkansas and Missouri. He told
a good many jokes on the Arkansas boys,
and closed by paying them a splendid
tribute as men and soldiers.
TIE LAST OF THE NIGHT.
A young man who claimed to hail from
| Texas in general and the Panhandle i'll
particular here mounted. the stand and
obtained an introduction TO the audience.
He seemed to be overloaded with barbe-
cued meat, or something, and after wav-
ing his arms and his voice about i'll
| promiscuous attempt to make an articu-
late utterance, the crowd began to jeer
and guy him, and a kind friend of hu-
manity got him by the coat tail and gen.
| tly but firmly persuaded him to desist.
Capt. Veal then announced that a
| number of able speakers would be on
| hand for to-day and the meeting broke
! up.
But the veterans did not go to bed
! right away. Oh, no. The best part of
| a reunion is when they gather III the
! tents and light their pipes and chat in
| friendly way of those other days when
! they gathered in the tents at evening
! after the march had ceased or the fight
! had ended, and talked over the perils of
! the day, the loss of a cOmrade, or spoke
! Of home and the loved ones who in anX-
! iety waited there. 1t was late before
! the hum of voices died away and the
| silence said in tones rs plain as words
! that the veterans slept.
| ARKANsAwYERs ORGANIZE.
The Arkansas men were the first to
meet and organize. They elected Gen.
! ". L. Caben, preside Mt; w. c. Young,
vice president; Capt. VIII A. Miller,
| secretary; Steven L. Hatchett, treas
urer They decided to hold a reunion
at Dallas, beginning the third Wednes-
! day in August, 1890. The following
| gentlemen were present and signed the
rolls:
6. J. Davis, J. B RowIett, J G.
Pike, W. A. Flowers, W. F. Hood, W.
II. Williams, W. II. BrunsOn, H.
| Cohen, J. Q. Thompson, Maj. F. N.
Conway, B . F. Bands, Isaac Howard, j .
e. Stedman, NJ. Matkin, Joe Anderson.
There were about forty Arkansas men
on the ground, but they had not yet
signed the roll when it was inspected by
THE GAZETTE scribe. 1t is desired that
they all 90 to Arkansas headquarters
and become members of the association.
THE GENERAL ROLL.
At general headquarters Col. R. w.
L
taking down the names, rank, company,
regiment and present postoffce address
of every soldier, Union and Confederate,
on the ground. He began late and was
kept busy up to supper time. At that
! hour he had down the following names:
J. n Baker, B. II, Dennis, j NJ q.
| Harrison, W. Il VIII, c. Carson, Lieut..
John T. Walker, James H. Smith,
| Lieut.. Dixon Connolly, A. SChOppaul,
Lieut.. John z. Freeman, G.. 7. Davis,
J. Ben Abbott, } W. Smell, J. B g.
Armstrong, J. J. Boyd, Capt.
J. NJ. O'Deu. J. J. Marion,
J. D. Gilbert, T. r. Frost, G. II.
Mauldin, Corp. Charles P. Howe,
d. G. Tate, Capt. p. w. WoOdlief, W.
L. North, a. J. Wilson, John B. King,
J. c. Thompson, Ord. -Sergt. J. f. An
derson, B. F. Gayle, Lieut.. B. Little,
s. O. Praley, J. NJ. Peters, W. B.
Crabb, Lieut.. f. NJ. White, L. NJ. Ed
V. L. Cooper, Lieut. w A. Mas
Sergt. W. P. Brown, P. c. Withers,
Lieut.. s. P. Morrison, W. c. Prince
Sergt. J. j Wright, A. D. Dixon, O..
r. Carson, W. Il. wilson, Sergt. T. II d.
Keys, R. Franklin, j. r. Brown
J. 7. Phillips, W. A. Mayo, J. C.
Moore, Ensign D. NJ. Pogue
A. Dickinson, J. S. Wallace, T. s. Nc
CIurdy, B. 5. KiIlgore, H. W. Baggett,
T. NJ. Jones. J . ". Cody, J A. Nc
Donald, J. A. Lee, T. B. Harris, Ord =
Sergt. A. J. Baker.
a large majority of these wore the
gray, but some had worn the blue.
The only one of them who
does not now reside in Texas
is ! W. Smell whose home is in Shelby
Vile, Tenn. He was member of Gen.
FORESTS escort, and served with him
throughout the entire war.
GENERAL NOTES.
Paroles used to be looked for with
longing eyes by the men whom the for
tunes of war had made prisoners, and
perhaps a copy Of one may prove of some
interest now. Here it is:
JACKSON, Miss May l3, 1865.
No. ). J. b. Armstrong of company
6, Third regiment, Texas cavalry, Con-
federate States OF America, residing in