Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-15

AAChiy SiONC1 hN"iiJ Oh0 AlAN
Forming in front of the court house
on Second street, it marched around
the court house square, Second, Com
merce, Third and Franklin streets tC
Second, and out to the grove in the
following order: =
Mounted police.
Military band.
Forbes Biv0uac and Confederate
veterans, 900 strong, under the bat.
tie flags of the 14th and 50th Tennes
nessee Regiments.
Sons Of the Confederate veterans,
800 strong, under the Stars and
Stripes.
Forbes Bivouac Glee Club.
Carriages containing distinguished
guests.
CarksvilIe City Guards.
University Guards.
Joe Washington Kids.
Girls of Howell school in charge of
Miss Kate Rogers and Misses Major
and Bates.
Boys Of Howell school in charge OF
Prof. Graham
Citizens in carriages and on foot.
AT THE GROUNDS.
A large crowd had already as.
sembled on the ground when the
procession reached there. The
streets along the line of march were
thick with people, and the crowd
must have numbered from 1000 to
10000. The speakers stand had been
artistically decorated with bunting,
conspicuous among which were the
natural flag, flags of the Confederacy
and several battle flags. A life-size
portrait giving the manly features of
Polk G. johnson, hung from the
rear. He was the first president OF
Forbes Bivouac and aide de camp to
Gen. Quarles in the many hard
fought battles through which his
brigade passed, and there was not an
old soldier who knew him that did
not look with moistened eye upon
his noble features.
The sans nf Confederate veterans
and the Glee Club were each well
coined with a cheer by the old SOL
diers, and the "Rebel yell" rever.
berated throughout the ravines and
woke the echoes in the holows
along Red rivr.
The proceedings were opened with
music by the band, after which Gen.
Quarles, chief commander and field
officer of the day, introduced Rev.
NJ. G. Early, an old soldier, who led
in fervent prayer. His allusion to
the tattered flags and sleeveless arms
that mingled in the audience was es-
pecialiy touching.
The Glee Club sang that inspiring
old war song, 1.-THE Bonnie Blue
Flag" the audience joining in the
chorus, which stirred many hearts
and cheer after cheer rent the air.
Gen. Quarles then extended
hearty welcome to the vast audience,
and introduced DR.. Jones, of Attain
ia, who was rec ived with applause.
He st'rted fri a jolly way, telling
the audience that he was put up first
to make the "arousement" speech,
while Gen. Bate and Gov. Marks,
the gallant men who led the soldiers
of Tennessee, would follow. "They
say we were whipped, but we don't
believe it yet" said the speaker.
ave thought we were right then,
and now we know we were right.
We are not rebels, and never intend
to admit that we were traitors. The
brave men on the other side know
this and respect US for our firmness
and honesty in maintaining our
principles. There is nothing about
that war that we have cause to be
Off His reference to the
gallant leaders, Davis, Sydney John
son, Lee, Stonewall Jackson, who
ought to be called a thunderbolt, a
cyclone the speaker said, Forrest,
Bate, Quarles, Marks and many
others of the brave leaders, was es-
pecally fine. His eulogy on the
rank and file was thrilling eloquenee
and awakened the widest applause.
He was himself high private in a
that gave three generals to
the cause.
DIR. Jones recalled many thrilling
incidents of the war and the gallan-
Try OF the soldiers and their un.
daunted courage. He referred TO
several Incidents when brave men
had gathered up The shells of the
enemy aud hurled them from the
rifle pits as they were in the act OF