The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-02

Captain William y. Young. OF mis- city.
was its first and only president, ana tor
twelve years. and until IL was merger
into the present Confederate survivors
Association II continued ia SUCCESSFUL
and uninterrupted operation
In it's history our association mas ia"
three presiding officers. The nfst was 'hc
Reverend General Clement 4 Evans VIZ
served during the primal twelve nouns
OF its existence. Tic was Succfedcu III
1879 by Colonel Charles G. Jones. Jr.,
whose tenure OF the position. EXTENDING
over a period OF more than fourteen
years. terminated with BIS death IN july
lsay In tho spring Of 1894. the lncun-
bent. Captain l.. - Eve. became the OF
fetal head Of The organization nslIo
from the president. the executive ouCe,s
consist Of three vice presidents. tecol1
Ing and corresponding sccre.ary' an aD-
Jutant. and a treasurer
The pamphlc; publications or our h>-
ISOLATION have Attracted spe,i1l al,e't"n'
and many OF them are hstofleai uotu-
ments % comm anding value. fIoinlheht,
among these may be mentioned Gehe,uI
Sbermans March from Atlanta 10 ny
Coast" THE Battle Of Honey mn
"Georgiens During the war Bet"een Wy
States" The Evacuation OF Bstt"'y
Wagner" and The Battle OF VSsan
Pond" History OF the Confederate roy"
der Works" and Military Operations IN
Georgia During the War Between INC
States" -,
In reviewing tho career or ule Noh
federate Survivors Association or Angus
- now entering mon the nineteenth year
q its existence. II appears trdt y
performed peculiar service In putting on
record data OF indisputable interest a'''
utility 10 Confederate annals. - ,s.,
Captain Eve was born August 10, ieff'
As soon as Georgia seceded. ne IeIt
Georgetown College, d. G, where ne WI
in class with ex-senator Pat Walsh, anu
on tho goth Of May. 1851, he wen 10
Fort Johnson. below Wilmington on CHp'
Fear river. with Captain J. J.. Jones
from Elzy's Battery at the Augusta ar
senal to take command OF mat post anu
organize and drill companies theh mus
tering into service. From thete nc
went 10 Halifax y c. 10 Join ColoneI
Jones who had been promoted 70 Lieu
tenan.-ColOnei Of the y. c. ). T, actlhs
sdiutant and drilling both officers ana
men on parade.
Although but seventeen. young Eve was
promoted 10 Second Lieutenant Of Com
pany G.. after the first battle OF Mauas-
sas nd was sent TO Augusta 10 procure
q supply OK socks. knapsdchs, MAYER
sacks etc. FOR the "BlcOdy flfth;
At Brandy Station. or the Vth oi JunSl
1868. In the greatest cavalry pal,le Vl
the war" Evo's squadron led the charge
OF the cobb Legion" recapturlnk sew
arr's Headquarters on FLEETWOOD XII
with only 10 sabres. driving DASS NJ
| uatrick's Brigade. composed or NE SCI
6nd and Tenth New York. First Maine.
/ First MARYLAND. and a squadron OF us
| trict Of Columbia cavalry; but ms sF"ta
ron was literally cut 10 pieces III ~
! company a.. only two men w
| horses escaued scot-free. out OF twenty
seven, and thirteen horses were kHIeu,
/ lie himself WAS sabred FIVE times anu
/ knocked i'm the head with a caroine
FIRST BRIGADE OF y =, W.,
on August 6. 1893. MaiorGeneral WIN
7, DoRosset. Of wilmington. y. c., az
suncd command OF the North tarolln'