The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1893-09-21
The Old Soldiers.

4 Camp OF limited Coniederate
Veterans was organized at this place
lat Saturday The Camp bears-the
name Of Loudon Butler-a SON of
the i1lnstrious South Carolina hero,
soldier and statesman, Pierce M.
Batter, L,oudon Butler was elected
Captain of the "Robins Greys," OF
this parish, and left Fillmore with
bis, Company for Camp Moore, in
this State, on Monday, September
q, 1s61-thirty-two years ago. The
'@Vance Guards" Capt. Richard W.
Turner's Company, left Bellevue the
following Wednesday, September rs.
These two Companies formed part of
the 10th, Regiment Regiment
that recalls blessed memories of valor,
patriotism, devotion and fadeless
glory. Il was atthe battle of Chica-
unauga,. while CALAMITY leading bis
regiment, that Maj, Loudon Butler
lost his life, sealing his devotion to
the land he lovedso well.
A great historian has said that "it
10 moral grandeur which produces q
durable impression-it is patriotic
heroism which permanently attracts
the admiration of mankind" The
pass of, ThermopylB and the graves
of Marathon will warm the hearts of
every succeeding age. We need not
tsrn 10 Marathon or Thermopyl@ to
End warriors who have wreathed their
hrows with unfading laurels-nor
search the. sboried archieves of Spar
tan valor for names that "were not
born to die" In the galaxy OF fame
there is no brighter constellation
than the heroes of the "Lost Cause"
q cause in which Stonewall jackson,
klbeyt Sidney Johnston, A. P. Hill,
Jeb Stewart, Patrick Il. Cleburne
Leonidas Polk, John 81. Morgan, Bee
Barlow, Ashby, and host OF other
noble spirits fell. More than thirty
two years have passed away since
our ''storm- Graded nation" was bap
tised in the red baptism of blood
when the pomp and glory of tramp
ing armies was heard from Virgin,
to Texas, and yet every signing breez'
that plays midst the forest shade o
this "land Of story and OF song
whispers OF the deeds of valor ant
self.sacrifce OF those who fell in thei
oountry's cause.
It was only few years ago tbs
! the Confederates conceived the ide
n Of reunion, but as age came on spac
the desire to meet and mix again an
talk over old times began to take hol
and here and there reunions we,
held annually and finally Camps, D
visions and Corps, were organized.
There are none of these veteran
that have not yielded their physic,
vigor TO the weight of years. Th
eye that once flashed fire has grow
dim, and the firm step is beginnin
10 fail. They are not the boys {
thirty odd years ago. The veteran
that met OF the Court House Satu
day was an assembly of aged mel
very unlike the men who laid dow
their arms in 1866.
These reunions and organization
are growing more and mere popult
as time moves on. and it is well the
should. It is source Of unbounde
pleasure to. these old comrades
come together occasionally and Ia
over begone days, exchange remini
cences and discuss the future of I'll
land we love-"
Let these meetings 60 en- an
bring these veterans all the enip
ment possible. They cannot la
long. A few more years and th,
viii be over Many, many Of the
comrades, weary. foot-sore "marc
ers on the hard and dusty road
ife," have already bivouacked on q