The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-21
THE MARYLAND VETERANS.
A List Of Those Who VIII be Present al
the Reunion.
GEN. GORDOs'S ADDITIONAL ORDERS.
The Appointment OF Important
tee.-Tho History commi'ie" OF '"'
Grand Camp-rinancc and "'''''
-Cordon's staff

,,eurci as a general rcnde~Nou"' No.
,,r.rtefs or assembly for an N'7''''7
tN.~sianJ or.au1zauous. IL is lc'inyu
,sro,ah COL Ia0mas Elicit $ ","-'' NO..
,site a large number of campo "''" '.'-
l.ve reuortel and they MAJ h' Ga
So ,-t-5 fh.fr usual enthusiasm.
artont. the organizations tHNS ''
a.. ~. F.uh Maryland kcsHNt"' w.
% rnrns numbering iNn uniofiae j. 10
Goorrc r.. Gaithcr commanding, WIZ
;-t,rr hs,-ylsul Rct.tIeat iit 49, c)lf'9'
,ns ~ n.fy picccs. With tnc same u""'
Nau COME the society or me amy ''',
Nav 81 the Conicdcrdita ID. M'''
cof James u. wheeler in cNi"iN''' -
,on Tnrv will arrive the M-"' '' '''S
=, du. here az ll.,N. col "h."'i az"
his command have kindly te"',
M. ~ fh. celebrated band tha, accom-
,an.as them To- the public for an ol,"-,'i
.or,.rt No douhI advantage VIII ~
takcu Of this kind Offer. and we "''s
kook Tor some good music me "'",.o
Herbert Camp of United 'oi' -
x.+..r~,e gffv OF sixty uniformed in 1oh-
,.,n-a,.. ora, with band OF thirty pieces
Carf John ". TOrsch commahdlhs' aic
dre here the 2rh The lfanAlln-
IIrhnpan Camp. Col. Wiugdcli Peters III
commend with about 100 men, VIII cvHlc
an the train with the Herbert camp anu
.,sidas individuals from Baltimore anu
che camps from the counties III tno
state may be expected So We may Ic'N
for quite a large gathering from MARY
land. ..,..t O., tho
IN. r,prcyentation Of Maryland III inc
southern armies has been vanously esu-
mated There rs no positive data 10 He-
t,rr,ine the fact They we're found sea
t.r.d throughout the cnuro army lh a.
most every organization ana coiniIi"iiu'
fcbis will be understood when IL is re-
mcmbcrcd that only as indlNliuAia l''S
could make their way through Tue Ai's
and make good their passage 10 ine No"-
f.oeracv Many In this way attached
themselves 10 the first Confederate COM
,u.nd they met others sousn, out olo
eriendS or. perhaps. family corrections
800 enlisted in the same C)mmlnd Mi-h
.h.ir relatives or friends. IL is thought,
and tho fact asceTtained as far as pos
sible. that at least twenty thousand Mary
LADDERS were in me service OF the Con-
federate States.
The organizations officially recognized
a. from MARYLAND were the First Mary
land Infantry. Second Maryland Infantry.
First Maryland Cavalry. Se-ond Mary
;anc Cavalry. First Maryland Artillery
,AIrchows and Dement,. Second Mary
land ARTILLERY Baltimore Light, Third
Maryland Artillery 0atrohe), Fourth
MARYLAND Artillery tChesapcakeL
These composed the Maryland line and
were recoCnizod as such by the Confcd-
crate authorities. Their aggregate
strength was some four thousand mon.
'"rhe history Of the Army of Northern
Virginia could not be written without
giving the history of these commands.
From the early days Of the war from
Manassas To Malvern Hill. from the Val
ley to Gettysburg. from the defence OF
Petersburg 30 AIpomattox. was their
valOr and efficiency conspicuous. From
the beginning at Harper's Ferry, In 'bL
TO the end. az Appomattox, I'm Co. they
maintained tho same high character and
bearing. and the record Of their deeds
the reputation of their communicated
buchanan and IiOllius. Of Trmblo. Elzey,
Windcr. stuart. Bradley Johnson. Her
bert. Ridgiy Brown, Gilmore Andrews.
VIM Brown and Breathed are hell i'm
sveneration and affection by all familiar
with the military history Of the Confed-
eracy.
The resident Marylanders of This city
who may desire 10 take am interest in
the reception Of the gallant visitors, are
respectfully and earnestly requested TO
meet at the headquarters. 1905 east Main
street. tomorrow tMonday night at $3.50
O'Clock.
Gen. John T.. Gordon has issued the
following additional general orders
through Adjutant-General George Moor
man:
THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE.
Headquarters United Con Veins.
New Orleans La.
General orders No. az.
The Historical Committee and ON South
crn School History created by General
orders No. - and us. current series.
from these headquarters 10 formulate
A re- .
tory OF the late civil war. and % select
proper and truthful histories OF the
United States TO recommend for use in
the public and private schools OF the
South, of which the distinguished soldier
and peerless citizen Northumberland
Stephen u. Lee IS chairman. at present
consists OF only seven members. as iOl-
ioWs:
Lieutenant General s. d. Lee. chairman.
Starkyille, Miss. Prof W j. Garrett.
Nashville, Tenn. Prof. J. y Stubs.
Woods Cross Roads. Gloucester county.
Va; General Clement A. Evans, Atlanta.
Ga; Major-General Ellison Capors.
Columbia, :. c.. Colonel H. - Bentley.
Abchne. Tex. Prof } ". Nicholson.
Baton Rouge, la.
In the eloquent and exhaustive report
submitted 10 the reunion al Houston.
Tex, The committee recommended that
brace one member from each Southern
state or Territory or l.. G. Y. division.
Reciung the truism from Macaulay. IN
their appeal 90 the survivors and 10 the
rising generation. that "a people which
takes no pride iu the noble achievements
OF remote ancestry viii never achieve
anything worthy 20 he remembered 10y
remote descendants the committee as
constituted. has performed such splendid
work In the matters entrusted 10 them.
IN their patriotic utterances. i'm their
truthful and fearless exposition Of South
ern facts and history and completeness
OF the record. that tho glory OF the work
perforIned hy the Historical Committee
would alone fully justify the organiza-
fion OF the United Confederate Veterans
should nothing else be accomplished by
the order
The general commanding hereby ap-
points the following additional members
10 this committee. who will report 10
the caairGnan. l!eutenant-Genorai $. L.
Lee
Maior-Gencrai 3 G.. French. Wintor
Park. Fla. Colonel H. A. Newman
huntsville Mo. Major ". -. Campbell
Little Rock. Ark Coloncl T.. NJ. MIS-
dom. Muskogce. T. r.. Major Graham
Dawes. Ashvilc. y. c.. Maior-Gcneral r..
s. Ferguson. Birmingham, Ala: General
Basil Duke. Louisville Ky. Colonel Win
field Peters. Baltimore. Md Capt. W
q Lowd. Washington. -. c: Colonel
John .. easier. Okiah0ria CITY. Okla
Captain VIM. Montgomery, Romuey, W.
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