Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-27
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Maior-General Thomas A. Brander

Major-General Thomas a. Brande1
has issued the following order:
1. All camps not members of the
Grand Camp of Virginia, camps of West
Virginia, and Confederate veteran or
carnations and parts of companies OF
regiments not belonging to any camps,
will forward to these headquarters, Oh
Capitol street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets, a roll of their membership on
arrival, and not later than 9 o'clock q.
m. on July End, for assignments to posi-
lions in line.
2. The veterans of Virginia and West
Virginia, under my command, will form
two divisions.
The first, composed of the Grand
Camp of Virginia, Col. W. A. Smoot,
Grand Commander, and It's escort, the
Richmond Light Infantry Blues Bat
TALON, Major Sol. Cutchins, command
ing.
The second, composed of all Confed-
crate camps and veteran organizations,
or associations, and Confederate veter-
ans of Virginia and West Virginia not
belonging to the Grand Camp, Briga-
der General Micajah Woods, Virginia
Division, United Confederate Veterans,
commanding.
8. Colonel W. A. Smoot, Grand Com.
mander of Virginia, and his brigade
commanders, and General Micajah
Woods, commanding second division,
will report to Major-General Thomas
A. Brander, at southwest corner First
and Broad street, at IL o'clock m. on
July End.
4. The following order of formation
for the parade will be observed:
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Battalion, as escort to the Virginia Di-
vision, Major Sol. Cutchins command
ing, on north side of Broad street, fac
ing south, the right resting on First
street.
Grand Camp of Virginia, Colonel w.
A. Smoot commanding, will form on
the left of the Blues Battalion, on
north side of Broad street, facing south,
extending east to Third street, and
using such cross streets north of Broad
as may be necessary for the formation
of his command.
ALI the Confederate camps and vet
eran organizations, associations and
Confederate veterans of Virginia and
West Virginia now belonging to the
Grand Camp, Brigadier. General Mica.
jah Woods, Virginia division, United
Confederate Veterans, commanding, on
south side of Broad street, right resting
on Third street, and extending west to
First street, facing north, and using
cross streets south of Broad, if neces-
sary, for formation of his COM
mand, of which the following have re-
ported: Giles Camp, harrisburg, Va;
W. E. Jones Camp, Abingdon; G. W.
Summers Camp, Shenandoah, Va; Con-
federate Veterans, No. S04, Front Roy
al, Va; Stonewall Camp, Riceville, Va;
Mosby's men; Grayson Veterans, No.
$50, Independence, Va: John T. Pow
ell Camp, Livingston, Va; Finks, Fos-
ter, and David S. Creigh Camp, Lewis
burg, W. Va; Hampshire Camp, ROM
new, W. Va; Shenandoah Camp, Wood
stock, Va; Halifax Camp, South Bos-
ton, Va, and Harmanson Camp, Jen-
A cordial invitation is extended to
the following associations to unite with
this division-viz., Howitzer, Compa-
MES F and Grays; Pegram Battalion,
Otey Battery, and any other Confeder.
ate organization or veterans unattached
to any camp.
5. None but those who were Confed-
crate soldiers will be allowed in line.
6. The line will be formed at twelve
o'clock m. Commanders will see that
their commands are in line and ready
IN move at one o'clock %. M,