The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-08-20

since.
This morning at 8 o'clock the survivors
1 of Orr's Regiment held business meet
ing and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
President, Capt. l.. Rogers.
First v.ae-president, Maj. J. N. Vandi-
YER.
Second vice-president, R. T. H. Lowe
ry., rn,
Secretary, w. T. McGill.
Treasurer, J. NJ. Thompson.
Chaplain, Rev. Fl. T. Sloan.
At about the same hour the Fourteenth
South Carolina held meeting and or
ganized with the following officers:
President, Col. J. N. Brown.
First vice president, Col. Edward Croft.
Second vics-president, Capt. H. P.
Griffith.
Third vice president, Capt. D. c. Tom
kins.
Secretary, r. Harling.
Treasurer, r. l.. Mclaughlin.
Chaplain, Rev. A. B. Amaker.
The next on the programme was to
have been review of the first years SER
vice of cGowan's Brigade, by Col. j. s.
Cothran, but he was unavoidably absent,
so Capt. w. s. Allen, Of the Fourteenth
South Carolina, was su bstituted, and gave
very interesting recital of what he saw
of the first years service.
Next came a very entertaining account,
by D. H. Russell, of the Second Cavalry,
of scout service within the Federal lines.
These accounts being given by those
who were the actual participants in the
scene they described, were very valuable
as historical data-and were exceedingly
entertaining, not only to those who are
entitled to the honor Of fsurvivorship, but
were also Of great interest to those Of us
who were too young to know anything
of the actualities of the war. Among
those present to-day, as she always is, l
noticed Mrs. James L. Orr, the widow OF
first Colonel of the regiment, who ..is
afectionately styled the mother of the
regiment.
The number present last night was the
largest ever knoWnNat reunion here,
that is for the first night. Major w. S.
Dunlap, formerly commander of the
Sharpshooters of McGoWan's Brigade,
now State Auditor Of Arkansas, was ex-
pected to be present, but much to the re-
gret Of his former comrades be telegraph
ed that it would be impossible for him to
get off.
During the day letters from Coils. Goth
ran and Miller, and telegram from Maj.
Dunlap, were read, expressing their re-
grets that they could not be preseut. ~
After dinner speech on the battle OF
Gettysburg was made by Gen. R. R.
Hemphill, which was very interesting.
At this juncture Col. Crayton made an
appeal for destitute Confederate, a for
mer member of Orr's Rifles. A subscrip-
ton was at once raised for him.
Col. J. N. Brown, of the Fourteenth
South Carolina, made very interesting
speech, detailing the services performed
by McGowan's Brigade during the clos
ing scenes of the war. The Colonel spoke
in glowing terms Of the heroism and de-
yotion of the Confederate soldiers who 80
nobly fought, even when there was no
prospect of success, simply for the honor
of soldier.
The last address was made by Col. r.
E. Bowen, Of the Second South Carolina
Rifles, showing the gallantry of the men
of the Second.
Besides Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Ledbetter, wild
ow of Lieut.. Col. Ledbetter, who was
killed in the early part Of the war, was
present. These two noble women never
fail to attend this reunion.
The association passed resolution in
yiting all survivors in Anderson, Abbe-
vile, Oconee and Pickens to meet with
them next year.
The Fourteenth South Carolina will
hold its first reunion ut Greenwood, on
the 25th Of this month.
In the above report of the reunion Of
Orr's Rifles I failed to state that Rev. 81.
T. Sloan spoke In the place of Col. Goth
ran, and Capt. Scott Allen in the place of
Mai. w. S. Dunlap. Such was the case.
The association adjourned this after
noon. The members say the meeting was
one of the best attended and most pleas
ant of all the reunions they have hereto
fore held.-Co1respondence Of Columbia
State, August 18th.