The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-05-04

chlyalry IN saving the life OF Gen- IRAN
els c. Barlow. Of the federal army. He
presented to Gen. Gordon cane cut on
Barlow Hill, at Gettysburg, as a me-
mento of kindness to Gen. Barlow.
Gen. Miller's speech was most felicit-
Gus. He characterized Gen. Gordon as
the typical American soldier, and ring
ing cheers shook the air. The veter-
ans gave the federal soldier a long
round of applause.
Gen. Gordon responded with the elo-
quence and the taste marking every
thing he does. He dwelt particularly
upon the reunited confederate and fed
eral soldiers ''As a former foe, now
friend, stand before you, Gen. Miller,
and pledge toyou as noble and patriotic
people in the south as the sun shines
on. bid you a hearty welcome" Great
cheering followed this event, which
was most happy one.
Gen. Underwood read the report Of
was adopted after much discussion.
Gen. G. w. Gordon, of Tennessee, read
the report on the widow of jefferson
Davis pension effort.
Tennessee moved that committee
be appointed to select a day to be
known as Confederate day"
GRAND ARMY INVITED.
The committee on resolutions re-
pOr ted as follows:
First-That the southern states buy the spots
| in the battlefeIds and have them suitably
marked, so as TO perpetuate The positions of
the southern troops in that battle.
| Second-That the lines occupied by southern
companies be marked out on every battlefield
ia which they participated; acted upon yestsr-
day and referred.
Third-That the association instruct the
chair to appoint, if he sees fit, committee of
three to send greetings Of the veterans to the
Grand Army OF the Republic. and invite them
| 10 hold their next reunion at Atlanta, Ca. as
Atlanta has invited them to do so.
Chaplain j. William Jones opposed
the adoption of the third resolution.
and moved to strike out all reference
to the Grand Army of the Republic in
the resolution.
The Georgia delegation made big
| kick, and asserted the reunited north
and south was the motive for sending
such commissioners to the Grand Army
of the Republic. [Cheers.
Capt. T. H. Busby, of South Carolina,
spoke in the same line.
Chaplain Jones explained his posi-
ton. He had no enmity for the north
ern soldier, but he thought sending
commissioners to the Grand Army of
the Republic was interfering with their
| business. There are too many people
in the Grand Army of the Republic
that were not soldiers, but are there by
sufferance.
The Tennessee delegation favored
sending greetings to the grand army.
Maj. E. o. Gordon, of Alabama,
brother of Gov. Gordon, said he
thought the Grand Army of the Re-
public was composed of the soldiers we
faced on the field. He said: ST have
gone to the north, gone into the Grand
Army of the Republic camps and been
royalty received and kindly treated. ]
favor the adoption of the report"
William III. Burgoyne, of Henderson,
n. c., appealed for the adoption of the
report, and was loudly cheered. "When
the Grand Army of the Republic goes
home from Atlanta" he said, 'they
will have love for the south with
them
The report was adopted.
GORDON RE-ELEcTED.
|
mander-in-chief, Gen. John B. Gordon,
of Georgia, reelected; deputy COM
mander of the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia;
deputy commander of the Army of the
Tennessee, Gen. Stephen D. Lee, OF
Starkeville, Miss; commander of the
transmisslssippi department, Gen. w.
L. Cabell, of Dallas, Tex, reelected;
chief clerk and stenographer, Miss
Amanda Childress, of New Orleans;
general second in command, Gen. w.
H. jackson, of Tennessee.
Gen. Gordon made an eloquent
speech, thanking the association for
the honor conferred upon him. He
was followed by Generals Cabell and
Jackson in the same strain.
Houston, Tex, Atlanta and Rich
mond, Va, were put in nomination for
the next reunion. After lively con-
test Houston won. The reunion will
be held there on date yet to be
named. The convention then adjourned.
A GRAND PARADE.
The veterans as they filed out went
to South Twenty-frst street and
formed in grand procession for
! Gne review. zen. GOruOn rode
at the head of the column, es-
corted by six companies of Alabama
militia. The column was nearly two
miles long. In carriages were Gov
Jones of Alabama, Gov. Tillman of
South Carolina, Gov. Hogg of Texas,
Gov. Turney of Tennessee, Gov. Stone
of Mississippi, and other distin.
guished men. The veterans fol-
lowed by states, each department
being headed by its commander
and officers. The veterans carried old
war flags, which had been pierced by
| bullets, and various banners. There
were fully 10000 men in line. The
column was reviewed at Capitol park
by Gov. Gordon and all the ranking
officers and the governors present.
The bands played Dixie constantly
and the enthusiasm was grand. Thou
sands of people lined the streets
to witness the parade. In Capt.
toll park the corner stone Of Bir-
mingham's monument to the con-
fedora te soldiers and sailors was laid,
Gen. Stephen D. Lee, of Mississippi,
delivering the grafton, and Gen. Cor
don placing the cornerstone.