The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-10
ALEXA NDRIA, LA, WEDNESDAY JUNE, TO- 1896
WINCHESTER MONUMENT.

WINCHESTER MONUMENT
Special Order Calling Attention to til,
lnYciliHg Issued by Gen.
Gordon.
The following has been ISSUED
| by Gen. Gordon:
HDQRs. UNITED CONFEDERATE J
VETERANS,
NEW ORLEANS, La, {
May 20, 1896. !
General Orders No. 1865.
Many of the veterans who attend
the reunion at Richmond, will Wis
it the historic battle fields in Vir
ginia, numbers of which they Ell
riched' with their own precious
blood, and contributed by theil
valor to make memorable for al
time.
In addition to the clay
ing Of the corner stone OF
the jefferson Davis monument
which will take place during
the reunion, the General com
handing deems it proper to Cal
he special attention Of all vetr
rams to an incident of great inpor
lance which will occur at Win
chester, Va, on July 4;b, the date
having been changed from June ~
The Louisiana veterans will tax.
advantage OF the time and occasion
10 unveil the monument which
they have erected in the beautiful
Stonewall Cemetery, in the histor.
ic town Of Winchester, to the mem
DRY OF their beloved comrades, the
Confederate dead of Louisiana
The reunion will close July 81.
and the uhveiIing Of this monu
ment to the Louisiana heroes will
occur on July 4th. 1t Will be all
event of unusual interest. The
"maimed hero" Gen. Francis L.
Nichols, stainless citizen, distin
guished soldier, statesman and iu.
rist; he who led the Louisiana
troops to that extreme limit where
intrepid valur met death in every
form, will be the orator of the day
aud The good people of Wjnches-
ter cxtend a hearty wclcumc to all.
The occasion is full of patllos
and will excite the tendtrest emo
tons i'll every sympathetic heart,
to witness the survivors of that
gallant command which Louisiana
sent to the front il, the COS, chen
in the flower of youth, now aged
and bent, joulneAing over a thou
sand Weary miles, and after the
lapse IF tLlrd Of a century, to
stand by he grassy mounds and
place a lasting memorial of love
and aft: c'ion over the graves ct
their beloved comrades, who, after
deathless teatS of courage, fell at
their side, and are How leposirg
upon the generous bosom of the
Smother OF States,' far away from
home ant! kindred.
The General commanding fei Is
assured that tue gallant Loui,i.n-
lans Will not stand alone during
that ceremony upon that sacred
spot, but That heroes all the way
from the clone Star State" to
"My Maryland," will join the
throng, gathering as they journe.
to that "Cemetery of the Brave"
the magnolia, the orange, and all
the sweetest Southern flowers, to
deck the graves of their own hon
ored dead, WHO lie side by side
with the brave Louisianians, and
who, ike them, will live forever III
story aud i'll song.
BY order Of j. B. GORDON. =
General Commanding.
GEO. MOORMAN,
Adjntant General and Chief of
Staff.
Gen. Vincent, commanding the
Louisiana division, has ISSUED
the following, giving details of the
Richmond re union:
HDQRs. La. DIVISION UNITED J
CONFEDERATE VETERANS,
NEW ORLEANS, La,
May "a, 1896.
General Orders No. 8:
The Major General commanding
announced to the Louisiana Divis-
ion, U. G. ", the near approach
of the following important events
in the life OF their organization,
and urges immediate attention
throughout the division to having
the camps properly represented on
the occasions here cited, to-wit:
l. The annual meeting or con-
vention of the Louisiana Division,
U. Q. v, will convene at New Or
leans OH Saturday, June q, at 81