The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-04-13
THE VETERANS
Hold q Meeting and Organize a
Camp t., Join the U. C. VS..

Hold q Meeting and Organize a
Camp to Join the U. C. VS..
A number of the survivors of the
late war met at the courthouse last
Saturday in answer to the call
which had been published. Among
those present were men who fought
on the bloodiest battles of the civil
war. Though upon the youngest
of them the hand of time has al
ready begun to show its i'm
press by a liberal sprink-
ling of gray, they were all
young in heart, for more genial
crowd of men never assembled in
Lafayette. Only a small number
of those brave souls who.took part IN
the great fratricidal struggle are left
and the ranks of the true patriots
who answered to their country's call
in time of danger have been so
thinned by death that of the hun
dreds who enlisted from this sec
ton only few remain.
We give below the proceedings of
the meeting given to the Gazette for
publications:
In answer to the call the Confederate
veterans now residing in Lafayette parish,
La, assembled at the courthouse on Satur-
day, April s, 1895, and proceeded to or
pauize themselves into Camp, under the
general organization of the U. c. VS.. of
the Southern States of America. The fol-
lowing officers were duly elected: John Z
Buchanan, Ist Virginia Cavalry, captain;
d A Cochrane, 9Th Louisiana Infantry, ad-
iutant; Arthur Greig 9Th Louisiana Infantry
1st lieutenantr L G Breaux, 9Th Louisiana
Infantry, ed lieutenant; Jno Hahn, sd
Mississippi Infantry, sd lieutenant; Lis
bony, goth Louisiana Infantry, quarter
master; H G Wallis, 1st Maryland Cavalry,
co,or-bcarer o Baron, 9th Louisiana 1nfan-
try, chaplain; VIM. Clegg, I'd Louisiana
Infantry, treasurer.
| The following members were enrolled;
c .Debaillon, 2Sth louisiana Infantry; a
Loua;llier, captain McElroy's Heavy In
fantry artillery, NJ + Martin 18th Louisiana
Infantry, + A NcFadden, I'd Arkansas In
fantry; Gustave Mouton, 18th Louisiana In
fantry; w. E. Bailey Louisiana Guard ar
tillery; 7. X Grier, lieutenant 2Sth LOUIS
lana Infantry; II. NJ. Creswell, 4th N1issis
sippi Cavalry; + d. Weir, 14th Mississippi
Infantry; Thomas Mouton, ed Louisian
Cavalry; Al Moss, captain 10th Louisian
Infantry; Ellie Mcdaniel, 9Th Louisiana In
fantry; Chiastian Steiner, zoth Louis'an
Infantry; II. G.. Landry, 18th Lou'slau
Infantry: Sidney Greig, 18th Louisiana 1r
fantry. BY request the name of Il 5 Perry
lieutenant and adiutant of 18th Lo1isian
Infantry was enrolled as a member OF tn
camp.
The naming Of the camp being the mex
! thing in order it unanimously resolve
that the camp be known as the Gener;
Frank Gardner Camp, il honor OF one VII
calamity led the boys in grey on man
hard fought battle fields and WHO Ia
crossed Over the river and is now Resin
with his comrades. Mrs. Gardner, the su
vivin, widow Of the general, was unan
mously elected sponsor for the camp an
the adiutant was requested to inform her {
the fact.
The members promptly paid up the
dues of 10 cents per capita and 5, tor II
charter.
The atljutant was requested to forwar
the roster as .ned to the adjutant Sener
: of u. c. VS.. Of tao State, together Wit
5 the required fees.
The meeting adjourned subject to call
, the captain, through the adjutant, when TT
| charter is received.
d 7. C. BUCHANAN, Capt. Com.