Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-09-15
OIL SOLDIERS MEET.
The Twenty. Seventh Anniversary Of the
Fourth Tennessee Infantry.

Fourth Tennessee Infantry.
On Wednesday of last week the
Fourth Tennessee Infantry held its
twenty seventh anniversary reunion in
Dosser's woods, about one mile west of
town. 1t was indeed a most enjoyable
occasion, not only to the old veterans,
but also to the entire assembly, The
speakers stand was decorated with
the stars and strips. The meeting was
called to order at 1890 A.. NJ. by Major
John Murphy, of Morristown, as presi-
dent. The exercises of the day were
opened with prayer by Rev. l. G. Muir
ray, after which the program was ia
ken up and carried out as follows. Col.
T. H. Reeves lead off, making a speech
well suited 80 the occasion. Then
came Judge Hacker, with a speech full
of earnestness and patriotic sentiment.
Judge John P. Smith next arose, and
made a speech full of pith and point,
i~nterspersed with amusing incidents
which occurred in the stormy sixties.
The speech was well gotten up, charac-
t~eristic of the excellent man that Judge
Smith is. Hon. A. II. Pettibone next
took up his part of the program, speak
ing of the Union soldiers, relating war
stories with a great deal of pathos and
evincing that thorough acquaintance
with history which made his speech of
peculiar interest. AS a conclusion of the
morning program Major A. Cantrell,
of johnson City, sang a song entitled
1.-THE Grand Army Badge" which was
well rendered and appreciated by all.
BY this time dinner was announced,
and a repast we'll calculated TO tickle
the appetite vas spread by the mothers
and daughters present. After the ele-
CANT dinner, the members of the fam
GUS Fourth were called together, and
the roll call showed 40 present of the
300 VINO were at Greeneville last year.
The railroad was to blame for this in
not affordlng the transportation to
carry the people to and from the re-
union. The organization for the ensu-
ing year resulted as follows: Maj. John
Murphy, of Morristown, president;
Major Gaines Lawson, of Washington,
D. c., vice president; o. T. French, of
Greeneville, secretary, and McC. Wag-
ner, of this county treasurer.
After the organization came the
speech of the day by Capt. A. S. Dead
erick, of this place, speaking in behalf
of the Confederate soldiers. This
speech richly deserved the praise and
appreciation which it called forth. The
Captain at first told some amusing Incl
dents of his soldier life. He then assert
ed that though the Confederate boys
were wrong, they were honest in their
convictions and deserved respect, and
proceeded to prove this in such a way
as to carry the audience with him, re-
CARELESS of politics or opinion. AS he
told of the pr%ivations, the intense want
and suffering and the deeds of valor of
those who fought and died for the lost
cause, the old soldiers in blue wept
with the boys in gray. The speech was
a masterpiece of true oratory, having
in it the virtue calculated to heal The
wounds of the North and the South.
Hon. A. A. Taylor, being present,
was called upon for a speech, and re-
sponded in his usual eloquent style.
The speeches concluded the program,
and Che Fourth Tennessee Infantry adj
journed to meet next year at Rogers
vile Junction.
We were indeed glad to see the gen.
eral good feeling exhibited by both
sides, and now, since the var is over,
we can all meet and call one another
brother and feel that this is our coun-
try a.; that the stars and stripes is our
flag that the manufactures and edu-
cational institutions are all ours, and
the great causes of Christianity and lib
erty are our causes, and that for them,
with our wealth and millions, we shall
eve stand in bold defense, knowing
that the cause of Christian liberty is
the cause of Christ and of our God.
All went away feeling that it was
good to have been there.