Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-29

ever more greatly enjoyed by visitors
and all. Capt Geo. w. Weakley wa!
marshal of the day, assisted by Geo
p. Mallory and j. j. Everette
Capt. Weakley carried the same
old sword that dangled at his side al
through the service. 1t was a rusty
common old thing that was ham
mered out in a blacksmith shop il
Nashville in 1861 and bore signs o
hard service.
G. M. Smith and j. ID. Nicholson
had charge of the provision depart
men. j. d. Council and A. r. Viii
son were the reception committee
Rev. G. M. Saunders served as chap
lain.
The GAINESVILLE Cornet band wa:
there to make music, and these good
fellows did themselves honor. They
fairly made the welkin ring with
their sweetest strains, and when they
struck up Dixie they stirred the life
of the audience to the highest ami
nation.
Quite a large number of Forbes
Bivouac went out from the city tC
take part in the proceedings and en-.
joy the occasion.
The old soldiers met and formed q
procession, led by Color Bearer Jas,
Wells, of Forbes Bivouac, bearing
his beautiful banner, Cap
tain Weakley in the command
The procession was escorted tc
the stand by the band in exciting
strains that set the crowd all in mo.
ton.
GEN. w. A. QUARLEs
was the speaker of the day, and il
was the most fitting thing that he
should have delivered the address.
AS soon as the General mounted the
stand the old soldiers who followed
him both as colonel and brigade COM
mander all through that sanguinary
struggle, gathered around with
hearts iull of joy, and such hand
shaking is rarely seen. Then they
commenced telling war stories and
laughable incidents that occurred.
Col. Tom Turner put in Seen, do
you remember that soldiers descrip
ton of the Peach Tree battle by
Cheatham's brigade? One of Cheat
hams men got lost and came along
enquiring for his brigade. You fel
lows had a pretty hot time, didn't
you, observed Gen. Quarles
Friend, returned the soldier, you
may talk about your mountain seen
cry and landscape views, but if that
wasn't hell on a dead level there
amt no hereafter" And so on the
jokes and pleasantly ran ever 50
long, when the audience was called
to order by Capt. Weakley, and a
fervent prayer was offered by Rev.
G. M. Saunders. Then, after music,
Mr.. Saunders introduced the speaker.
Gen. Quarles delivered one of the
most touching and eloquent speeches
of his life. He was all stirred up and
fred with the enthusiasm of bygone
days. 1t would be impossible to do
him justice in a report of the speech.
The General recounted the events
that TRANSFERRED here from the time
Walton's company left the Acorn
Orchard up to the terrific battle of
Franklin, giving the young people
and children some idea of the fiery
trial that these brave men, then
beardless boys, with others, had
passed through, the scenes of hard
fought battles, the suffering and pri
walton in Prison prison lie il after the fall OF
Fort Donelson, where they fought
three days in frozen bitches and
slept under snow through the night,
and never knew they were whipped
until the army was surrendered.
The General spoke OF letter re-
ceived from Gen. Walthall Of Missis-
5ippi, complimenting this brigade as
having the best record of any in the
army, having never lost picket
line, and fighting at Franklin until
all the commissioned officers had
fallen dead or wounded to the third
promotion Of captains.
He closed with an eulogy on the
character Of the men, who had lived
up to the true christian character and
to the people to turn out to
the reunion in Clarksville, Oct. LIST.
In the afternoon, when everybody
had eaten all they could Of the great
dinner spread, leaving enough to
feed another such crowd,
DIR. BUTLER BOYD,
Of this city, delivered a stirring
speech on the events of the war and
the principle fought for, and made
happy appeal for aid in perpetuatlng
It's history by the erection of grand
monument in Clarksvillp.
Thus closed the interesting exercises