Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-29
TFIBlTE 10 The BRIGADE.
rhE GOVERNMENT no Hnrcr a
noNvMENr ar caisEs' MIL,
The War Department TIA. sent 20
Texas Tor raruroinrS ns TO L.-
easien-iiii ceaaty cemml~-
sioners Hei-e Valuations.


49, ftft 80 i'NAhs
Hillstero Tex, June es-Judge d.
w stevens sctucard his morning rxn
cameycn where he had been in attend
ancr upon the tllrty-sccond annlver-
safN % the Battle N Games Mil b. the
Few remalnink ~ iicod,' Texas ilrlKs
ade. The Judges face was all radiant
with siiiiles ana he wHs asked tho rea-
son 81 his unusual esod humor.
"Woli,'' said the judge With aome ems
phaslN y have been uOwn 10 Cameron
and attended one Of tle Finest harbe-
cues ! ever saw IN my life IN fact this
barbecue did cNccN anything OF the
Kind that | have ever attended. They
have one Of the finest groves there In
the whole country fof the purpose and
they had plenty Of avery thing 30 eat.
and they arr royal entertainers with
When asked II there was anything
connected with the rounlon ond bar
hecue ~ interest. he said. 'Weii, yes,
there was, Tho war denartmrnt OF tho
United AtotN9 goVcrnmcnt has written
n letter 10 Major Rphort nurnos. see.
retary o. Hooda' reSns Brigade, re-
questing that the brigade shall assist
the government authorities in locating
the exact point that they occupied In
the hattie VI shnrpshurg. Maryland.
80 that the government may erect a
suitable monument there, IN commem-
Grafton Of the gailantry OF the brigade
IN withstnnding the onslaught OF the
Union soldiers In that memorable hat
Tie. The plan FOR doing this Il this:
The government authorities sent q map
OF the country 80 our secretary with
Instructions that our brigade work on
II the point we occupied and return n
Go the war department Tor enlargnE,
at which time new map VIII be sent
us. The request ~ also made that a
commissioner be appointed from our
memhcrs who shalt 10 to Sharpahurg
and be there on the ground md asalpt
the United States government officials
In making the exact location That
commission was appointed after tho
matter was thoroughly discussed but
! do not remember their names now.
They WIN attend Co the matter at the
proper time. We feel exceedingly proud
Of this tribute from the government,
as II Is the first time IN the history OF
wars, think, when the opposing side
has proposed 60 erect anything ot THIS
kind IN memory Of the gallantfy of
their foes. You sec the government ln
In possession OF an Of our archives
and our papers show that our loss was
So per cent. and IN the letter 10 Mai.
Burnea, they spoke u that fact rs well
ny the fact that we fought one to seven
and held our own
Another thing ~ interest. Is the fact
that we viii celebrate onr thiriy-ihlrd
anniversary OF the batilc ~ Gaines sin
ON the Identical spot whore the battle
was fought by special invitation OF the
II. Y. Lee camp OF Confederate vet-
eranu q Richmond, virginia. They sent
us nicely wordrd special Invitation
and after discussing the matter Hntis.
faotorly, we accepted the same We
appointed q committee composed OF
Mai Robert Burnos Of Houston. Mai.
Brahan and other eminent railroad men
aa a committee on transportation. and
we feel hopenl that the railroads Will
make us n rate that all % us mny be
able 70 spend the 2Tih day OF June.
1895, on the farm near the MILL 40 well
Gaings' r,ill or Gaines farm. Virginia.