Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-09
AN APPEAL FOR AID.

Ex-COnfederate Veterans Urge Their
Friends TO ASSIST in Buildinga Home IN
West Virginia for Those Not Able TO
Care for Themselves.
HEADQUARTERS CAMP HAMPSHIRE No.
446 UNITED CONFEDERATE VETER-
ANS, ROINEY, w. VA, Oct 4, 1894.
To Er Confederate Soldiers. Sons and
Daughters Of Confederate Soldiers,
and AlL Others Who My Feel an m
teTCSt On the Matter.
Nearly thirty years have passed since
we aud those who were then our CON-
rades In defense Of the Confederate
States, laid down our arms. The battle
OF life during those years has brought
70 most OF US competence, 10 some OF US
wealth But some comrades as true and
as brave as any. have failed OF success
aud now old, crippled ia body, wounded
and weak 10 spirit, are lying along the
waysideS OF life, ready TO perish, SUI
ierlug, starving, dying, with none
to help and few to pity. Men,
who in the days that are gone, would
have shared with us their
last morsel OF food, aud perlled their
lives 20 succOr US. Must there now be
no succor for them in their sore need?
No bread for our comrades except the
dole of grrdging charity. No shelter
sXceps a county Lycr-house. No hnal
resting place except the pAuper's grave?
Sons and daughters OF Confederate
soldiers, you have no richer legacy than
the record OF the gallantry, iortitude
aud devotion TO right and duty Of your
fathers in the war against the Conied-
crate States. You do we'll TO be proud
of your fathers and to desire to emu
late their virtues and honor their mem
cries.
In the history Of the world, never has
more touching and beautiful tribute
been rendered 10 illustriOus dead than
that which the heart of Southern wo-
men first conceived, and the hands OF
Southern women first rendered. Of lay
ing fresh flowers and green wreaths
upon the graves OF the dead COnfeder-
ates at each recurring spring tide.
Shall the grave of any true gallant,
faithful Confederate soldier go Union
ored on these days? Shall these flowers
and wreathS tributes of affection and
of honor De laid on pauper graves? VIII
they sOothe the cold heart Of the dead,
or shall they lie on graves, the passage
10 which was smoothed by the care, and
made bright by the honor you rendered
thess dead whilst they were still among
the living?
For all Federal soldiers, there are
bountieS, pensions, homes, honOrs.
For the needy Confederate soldiers OF
West Virginia poor houses.
Comrades, sons and daughters Of Con-
federateS, and all whose hearts warm to
this appeal, every other Southern State
provides a Home for its needy COnied-
crate soldiers. Why not West Virginia
too?
A little organization, a little effort,
little from the stores OF those whom
God has blessed with competence or
wealth, aud the thing is done, the re-
proach is taken away from US, and our
old Snldiars oan oil pace on ia Peaee aud
comfort 10 hOnored graves.
This Camp has now near two hundred
dollars ready for the sacred purpose,
and proposes to increase its contribution
by every means in its power. Camp
StOneWa!l Jackson Of Charleston, we
are informed, stands ready 10 contribute
q thousand dollars, and protfers OF aid
come from other sources.
And we appeal TO you, especially TO
you towards, and TO you sons and
daughters OF Coniederates, to every one
of uOu CUeTl1CbCre, to unite with US in
the good work and hasten ii TO its con
summation.
We invite correspondence with our
Camp, or Camp StOnewall Jackson, and
suggest that in every county and neigh
5orhoOd in which you are found, you
meet, organize, and take part with US
In our labor OF love and duty.
We think that mee:in OF ex-Confed-
crate soldiers should be held this winter
at the city Of Charleston, TO give coher-
ence and direction 10 our united efforts,
and desire an expression as 10 this, and
all other matters that may effect onr
enterprise, and earnestly solicit your i'm
mediate and Jealous cooperation.
We believe that no better location for
Confederate Soldiers Home can be
found than here, 10 the fertile, health
full, beautiful South Branch Valley, 10
the old county of Hampshire, which
gave 10 proportion to her population, as
many soldiers 10 the Confederate Army
as any county in Virginia, and all Of
them volunteers.
But we want a Home, wherever il
may in the future seem best to locate il.
BY order Of the Camp,