The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-03
'NAR HEROES Of DIXIE
March Of the Brave at Rich
mOnd Magnificent.
! FLAGS FROM MANY A FIELD.
Torn and Tattered Relics Fire the
LiOn-AeaTtGd.
PATRIOTISM'S PAGEANT
The Day COnSeCTatGd to American
ValOT.
.PATRIOTISM'S PAGEANT

Our own NobIe-Hearted Gordon at
the Head of the Line-Twenty
Thousand Men in the Parade and
100000 Cheering Spectators Hem
I'm the Line of March-The Exer-
cises Wind Up with the Laying of
the Corner stone of the Davis
Monument-The veterans Now En-
Route Home.
Richmond, July 2.--To-day has been be-
yond all question the greatest and grand
est in the history of the historic city Of
Richmond It was the crownIng event
of the notable sixth confederate reunion,
when nearly all of the living leaders OF
the south were present, and when they
had for their distinguished guest that
we'll known union soldier and patriot,
Corporal James Tanner. He was the
great hero of the occasion.
The three days meeting of over 100000
confederates ended to-day in the laying
of the cornerstone of an imposing monu-
ment to be erected to the memory of
Jefferson Davis, the President of the late
confederate sbFtes.
This was what called from the north,
the west, the east and the south every
old confederate soldier and sympathizer.
For four days and over they came throng-
ing in on every line of railroad until
the hospitable city of Richmond. with
its grand hotels and open doors of every
private house, were so taxed that the over
flow reached the city of Petersburg and
adjoining villages and filled their homes
with welcome guests.
During these four days the streets and
houses of public reception had, however,
been packed by living mass of confeder-
ate humanity. The demonstration sur
passed all previous events in the history
of the city, and as far as the crowds pres
ent were concerned overshadowed all for
mer similar occasions. when the south
sent her representatives, by the thousands
TO honor the memory of her distinguished
leaders and sons in the ex-capital of the
southern confederacy.
No sooner than Gen. Gordon had an
nounced the adjournment of the confeder-
ate reunion convention sine die with three
impressive raps of his Chickamauga tree
gavel, than there was a rush Of the vet
& Grams to get into the appointed locations
in time to fall into the line of the process
81 sion, which moved promptly at 1 o'clock.
There were 10000 men in line, with 100
a bands of music and 200, 900 or more on the
streets to witness this grand parade of
8 youthful military cadets, stalwart mill
tiamen and venerable gray-bearded and
battle-sCarred veterans, who had seen
a service on the hard-fought fields of Vir
ginia. The latter re-trod the streets
which IS and 30 years ago resounded with
the martial footsteps of the armies of
Lee and afterwards of Grant
1t was a great day and nobody who
Il witnessed the parade, the heartfelt devo-
4 tion of the men in line and the enthusi-
astic people on the streets, would do
4 otherwise than declare that it was a day
4 consecrated to American manhood, patriot
ism and valor. The spectacle was in
spring, and as the bands passed playing
& the Star Spangled Banner, Dixie, My
81 Maryland and Yankee Doodle, every man
and woman felt themselves a truer Ameri-
cam
Nothing could have been more au-
q spicious than the weather and all other
conditions for such grand occasion. The
4 procession, though prompt in forming,
was somewhat delayed by a divergence
of the cavalry, artillery, the Virginia
and North Carolina regiments of in
4 fantry and the carriages carrying the
NlSllHSulsneQ guests ana young laQy
sponsors from the states and territories
so as to take in a portion of Main street.
They Joined the veterans at Fifth and
Franklin streets, and for nearly four
hours this grand parade of young sol
diers and old heroes, with its bands of
music, flags and banners marched along
the streets adame with national and
southern colors and greeted at every
point with the cheers and plaudts OF
the women who were either daughters
Or mothers of the old confederacy. The
column, including as it did every branch
of the military service, made a splendid
an American gem in New York or Chi
cago.
In the line We're numerous nemento
of the late war in the shape of bullet holes
and tattered confederate battle tiags
q uniforms that had been worn on many
8 q bloody field knapsacks, canteens, mus
4 kets and rifles that bore evidence of SER
vice on many campaign. Two venera-
+. hle old soldiers carried fiddles with which
they entertained camp life during the
war Many had empty sleeves, and many
others wooden legs, but they stood the
fatigue of the four hours march with All
the fortitude that characterized them
over thirty. years ago.
Gen Gordon the chief marshal and hts
staff, headed the procession, and his es-
cort was the corps of cadets of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute.
Then followed the children's brigade
80 in number. Gen. Wade Hampton ami
his staff took position in front of the Car
uted at every move and turn ofsthe pro-
cession.
Gov. oFerrall was at the side Of Brig.