Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-27
MISSOURI Ex-coNFEDERATEs.
Reunion of Some of the Men who Fought
Tor the Lost Characterization of the Or
der-The Home at Higginsviile.

| for the Lost Characterization of the Or
der-The Home at Higginsviile.
| The ninth annual reunion OF the Mis-
souri, State ex-Confederate association
at Kansas City was attended by over
5000 veterans. The parade was led by
Mai. John B. Breathitt. He was ac-
companied by nearly all of the officers
of the ex-Confederate association of
| Missouri, who are: James Zimmerman,
president: Harvey w. Salmon, vice.
president; III. A. Ricketts,, treasurer: w.
ID. Barlow, secretary. Vice-presidents
First district, Thomas II. Bacon;
Second district. e. Pitts; Third district,
| Il. e. Barber; Fourth district, DIR. L.
McD. Coffey; Fifth district, John 4.
Robinson; Sixth district, Ftp. Bronaugh;
Seventh district, W. Fl. KEENAN,; Eighth
district. A. g. Anderson: Ninth dis
| trlct, Frank Gaiennie; Tenth district,
George L. McNamee: Eleventh district,
Z. G. Williams; Twelfth district, w. e.
| Bronaugh; Thirteenth district, D. c.
Kennedy; Fourteenth district, Geo. W.
Carleton. Company A. Union veterans,
under Capt. Ii. J. Taylor, acted as an
escort of honor. Gov. Francis, Secre-
tary of State Lesueur. Senator T. M.
Coclsrell, Col. Robert McCulloch, Col.
R. NJ. Musser, Col. Hiram NJ. Bledsoe,
Maj. Henry Newman, Chris Ellerbee,
| Gen. Gooding and others were in the
parade. The bands played ''Dixie" and
the Star Spangled Banner.
Three or four of the veterans wore
| confederate uniforms, and occasionally
the rebel yell'' could be heard, but the
very best of fraternal feeling prevailed.
The paraders broke rank at Fifteenth
street and Troost avenue, where they
took cars for the camp ground, four
miles distant Immediately upon
their arrival at the park
barbecue was inaugurated. Ar
engagements had been made to feed
an immense numb Der of people and
were successfully carried out. The ex-
ercises at the park were opened with
prayer by Rev. Thompson L. Smith, of
Beloit, Kas., the first chaplain commits
stoned in the southern army. Capt.
Charles j. Bowers, of Kansas City, de-
livered the address of welcome. He in
troduced Congressman Hatch, OF Han
nibal, the orator of the day, whose ad-
dress was made up largely Of reml-
niscences. He described Lees surren-
der at Appomattox, at which he was
present, and paid high tribute to Gen.
Grants nagnanimity. He was fol-
lowed by Gov. Francis, who, in the
course of a twenty minutes speech, ex-
pressed the hope that the descendants
of the men who fought fer the lost
cause would not organize the Sons OF
the Confederacy to keep alive the ami
mostly of the war.
of Randolph county, and Col. John b.
Stone also made speeches.
A registry was opened. Each man
that signed his name paid "a dollar and
got badge. In this way one of the OBJ
jects of the reunion was completed
the raising of funds for the eX-confed-
crate home.
One of the principal attractions at
the camp was the old bullet-scarred
and blood-stained battle-tiag carried by
the Sixth Missouri regiment. The flag
waved from tent, and again marked
the headquarters of the old regiment.
The flag was made in 1861 by the ladies
of Independence, Mo. and was present
ed to the Sixth regiment. 1t was car
ried by VIM. Huff, who lived near Lone
Jack. At the battle of Corinth he was
wounded five times, and it is his blood
that stains the flag. His brother car
ried it on after he fell. The brother,
Mr. John Huff, was present. Only a
few of the Sixth now remain, but about
thirty-tive were present and had their
pictures taken, with the flag. The sur
vivors declare that the flag was never
captured, but that just before the battle
of Vicksburg it was given to the wife OF
Col. Eugene Erwin, who has given 1T tc
the soldiers home at Higginsville.
The business meeting of the Exon
federate association was held at the
Coates opera house. Treasurer Ricketts,
reports showed that during the past
year he had received $40, 071.62 and had
disbursed S24,9o107, leaving balance
in his hands of SIS, 170.55. Judge L. j.
Portis of ST. Louis, took advantage of
an opportunity afforded to disclaim the
credit of having been the father of the
home at Higginsville, ascribing the
honor to Maj j. S. Melton. The cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows:
President, Jas. Banuerman, of st. Louis;
vice-president at large, Harvey A. Sal
mon, of Clinton county. District Vice
presidents-First,T hos. FL. Bacon; See
ond, l.. L. Pitts; Third, A. c. Stone:
Sixth, L. =. Bronaugh; Seventh, w. H.
kennon; Eighth, Henry Guibor; Ninth
Frank Gan me; Tenth, q. Il. McNamee;
Eleventh, L. G. Williams; Twelfth, w.
c. Bronausa,; Thirteenth, d. c. Ken
nedy, and fourteenth, Il. P. Catron.
The report from the ST. Louis Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy showed that
auxiliary to have contributed $1,694 to
the home during the year.
Senator George G. Vest spoke upon
the confederate home. Col. Fl. L. Pey-
ton, of Corpus Christi, Tex, followed
with few remarks Senator CockrelI
also spoke. Among other things he
said that at the close of the war Mis-
souri, had 100, 900 federal soldiers and
had more men in the confederate sere-
ice than any southern state except one.
Resolutions were passed p1edging the
ex-confederate soldiers present to re-
turn to their homes and work in behalf |
of the home at Higginsville, and thank
ing the Daughters of the Confederacy |
of Missouri and it's several auxiliaries |
throughout the state for their earnest |
work in its behalf
Found Old Coins.
Henry Rharer, an Indiana farmer, |
aear Bloomington, found valuable |
collection of old coins under log. |