Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-05-03
VETERANS or THE s0Uru.
They Como 10 Birmingham and find q
Hearty Welcome Waiting Them.


They Come 20 Birmingham aud Fiud q
Hearty Welcome Waiting Them.
The fourth annual reunion Of the
United Confederate Veterans has been
held, and before this meets the eye Of
the reader the eight or ten thousand
men, heroes all, who followed the
southern cross, having come once more
to look into the faces of well loved com.
rades, and to consider and devise
measures for their mutual welfare, for
the preservation of the truth Of history
and the perpetnation of the memory
OF their fallen comrades, will have re-
turned to their several homes to re-
sumo their accustomed vocaiions-
Here was the real "army of peace"
No assemblage Of eight OF ten sbou-
s1iid men ever met and mingled with
as many more, of all classes, ever
h Id in these United States two
days jubilee characterized by such
perfect order, good behavior and gen.
eral propriety of department. And
right royalty have they been enter
tanned. Birmingham has proven her.
self hostess worthy of her noble
guests.
The South Carolinian was greeted
by his loved palmetto hanging out
from balconies; the eye of the Texan
kinded as it fell upon his lone star
tluttering in the breeze. Tho fronts
of houses and whole streets draped i'm
bunting of red, white and blue, be-
spangIed with stars, quickened every
pulse and veterans whose locks were
silvered and forms Lent under the
weight of years, marched with
tirmer than their wonted step as
they trod the pavements.
The number of veterans who at
tended cannot now be ascertained, and
Indeed it is believed there were many
who failed TO register, so that the ex-
act number will never be known. The
| estimates range from 5000 to 5000.
There were probably as many slran-
gers who came to join in the felti-
ties of the occasion, to hear the adj
dresses and to see the magic city with
her various attractions. Among the
most distinguished visitors were Gov
errors Iogg of Texas, Iillman Of
| South Carolina, Stone of Mississippi,
and Turner of Tennessee. Or Con-
federate generals aud brigadier gener.
| ais there were present Gen. Stephen
d, Lee, Gen. w. l.. Cabell, Gen.
Clement A. Evans of Georgia, Gen.
Geo. Il. Anderson ("Old Tige') of
| Anderson, Gen. w. II. jackson, Gen.
Mike Bulger and others.
| MONUMENT FUND.
The sum of 50, 200 was subscribed
by the several camps, aided by indi-
vidual subscriptions, to the Chicago
monument fund. Tie graves of the
Confederates buried at lakewood GEM
etery, Chicago, are, by government
authority placed under control Of the
United Confederate Veterans, and
Gen. John G. Underwood, major gen.
eral, commanding the division in the
northern states west of the Alleghe-
MES, is charged with the care of the
Confederate graves, not only in Oak
wood cemetery, but those near the
prison camps, Chase, Morton, Doug
lass, Johnson's' Island, Cairo aud
other places in his district.
| Gen. Underwood is authorized by
The association to raise funds for the
care of these resting places of our
fallen comrades, and to erect monu-
meat TO their memory.
| THE BLUE WITH THE GREY.
1t was a pleasing episode--thc in.
PRODUCTION, by General, jackson of
General Miller, department commands
Ell of the Grand Army OF the Repub.
lie. Gen. Miller came forward and
in language that touched the tender.
est feelings in the hearts OF the vet.
Grams, presented to General Cor
don cane cut from Barlow's
hill in testimony of the
high estimation in which the members
of the Grand Army of the Republic
regard the man and hero who, in the
midst of the carnage of Gettysburg
touched with pity for bleeding foe
had the federal general, Barlow, re,
moved to place of safety and savet
his life. The presentation, Genera
Gordon's eloquent and most appropri
ate remarks on receiving the cane, ant
the shouts and cheers of the audience
made altogether. most thrilling
scene.
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