Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-06-19
Confederate Veterans, Re-UniOn.

Confederate Veterans Re-Union.
The following circular has been is
sued by w. L. Cabell, Lieut.-Gen.
Commanding, United Confederate
Veterans Trans-Mississlppi Depart
ment. Particular attention is called
to the railroads which have been an
nounced as the official route, and
which will offer special facilities:
HEADQUARTERS TRANs-MIssIs-
sIPPI DEPARTMENT, UNITED Con-
FEDERATE VETERANS. J
DALLAS, Texas, June 1st 1898.
COMRADES:
Iwould respectfully call your at
tention to circular dated February 2,
1898, and would urge upon you, my
old comrades, to press forward the
good work. That you organize camps
in every part Of this department and
Join the Association of United Con-
federate Veterans by applying to Gen
George Moorman, New Orleans, La.
l also urge the Major-Generals COM
manding the (5) five divisions of Tex
as, as well as the commanding gener-
ais of the other states and territories
in the Trans-M Mississippi Department
to assist in every way to form new
camps and increase the strength of
those camps now organized, and also
to select delegates to attend the great
reunion at birmingham, Ala, on the
18th and 20th of July, 1898.
Let every camp be represented by
as large a delegation as possible
When a camp cannot attend, send a
duly authorized proxy by one of its
members or by member of some
other camp properly signed. See
that q correct roll of all your members
in good standing with your annual fee
of ten cents for each member, is sent
on or before the first Of July, as the
first Of April has passed. Without
the payment of this fee your camp can
have no representation.
In view of the Uniform kindness
heretofore extended to the United
Confederate Veterans of the Trans
Mississippi Department, our railroad
committee has selected as the official
routes the Texas & Pacific and Queen
| & Crescent, via Shreveport and Vicks.
burg, and the Texas & Pacific, Iron
Mountain and Kansas City, Memphis
& Birmingham, via Texarkana and
Memphis, The rates from all points
on these roads will be one cent pei
mile each way, based on short line
mileage.
At Yicksburg we will be entertain.
ed for four hours by the Mississippi
| Veterans, with the privilege of visit.
ing the different places Of interest
made memorable by the siege OF
| Yicksburg, now known as the "Gib'
raltar" of the Mississippi.
The Iron Mountain Route via Tex.
arkana, Little Rock and Memphis will
enable our Arkansas comrades TO join
us at convenient points. At Memphis
the comrades will be entertained by
| the Veterans Of Tennessee, and OIL
leaving Memphis the Veterans will be
carried over the battle fields of Ten.
nessee and Mississippi, made memoir
able by the heroic deeds of the men
who followed the flag of the lost
cause.
Later advise will be given as to the
routing of each Camp and as to the
rate from each Camp Headquarters
and limits Of tickets.
Let us have a grand reunion at
Birmingham, and let the Trans-Missls-
slppi Department send more delegates
than all the other Southern states
combined. Respectfully,
w, L, CABELL,
Lieut.-Gcneral Commanding,
United Confederate Veterans.
r. b. TBOTMAN,
Col. 81 Asst, Adjt. General.
S. p MENDEz,
Chairman Transportation Committee.