The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-07-10

Editor De~mOcrat-Star.
We, the Confederate veterans, have
come ION to Richmond" and have
truly captured the city. You should
be here to c for yourself, and cXpe.
ricnce the feelings that none but q
true Confederate veteran can have. |
see around me old grayheaded men.
very many MANNED and crippled, and
some minus limbs, the result of their
soldier fighting days.
Your humble correspondent is poor
In this worlds goods, but did not feel
the want Of fine clothes and plenty of
money when he fell in with so many
veterans who, like himself. fully aD.
preciated the high privilege of being
in the ranks 1T this memorable time.
Some had on their old army uniforms,
or what was left Of them. Some had
their Confederate buttons sewed on
for the occasion. These, of course,
were sources OF great attraction. One
Georgia regiment came into the audi.
tor. UNI on parade, carrying their old
tatte"ed battle fag, riddled by shot
the staff shot in two and tied togeth.
err. 1t was a sight to see, and the
rebel yell that greeted it almost raised
the roof. Representatives from Mary
land marched in single hle to the tune
of Maryland, My Maryland" amid
deafcning cheers and yellS. The naval
veterans from gunbOat Merrimac came
in also, dressed in MAYA! uniforms
amid the rebel yells and shouts.
When Gen. Wade Hampton. of South
Carolina appeared the yells we. c re-
peated, as also when Gen. John B.
Gordon, cOMmander-in-chief of Con-
fcdcrate veterans, appeared, the yells
were %deafening. Seemed as though
the vets must have been getting in
tune with ther rebel yell.
The next reunion was appo:nted for
Nashville, Tenn. There was a choir
said to be six hundred voices singing
the songs Of Dixie. 1t was calculated
that from eight to ten thousand vet
Grams were in the city. ,lney laid the
corner stone Of the Jefferson Davis
monument. Quarters aud provisions
were free TO the old soldiers, and hos
pitality extended to all. The citizens
were as kind as could be.
l noticed particularly that crops
along the line Of route Of cotton and
corn looked well and Promising. Aud
along the region of Atlanta | saw
large fields of fine grapes. Grape Gull
cure is a speciality there. A gentle.
man who lives neal there told me
they had shipped already twelve car
loads OF grapes, at a good paying price
from one point. Farther on crops
ala not look so promising. A small
Kind Of cotton is planted there. and is
somewhat different from
the large kind.
l with many Others had the pleas.
urc Of meeting Gen. Longstreet and
shaking hands with him at Greenyillc.
South Carolina. l met also Gen. j. B.l
McCulloch, OF Missouri and Gen. jeff
Thompson, known us the Swamp
also Gen. Joe Shelby, and some !
other men Of note.
In transportation we were made as
as such IA crowd would
permit. The weather has been very ,
warm, put no rain, and everything :
favorable. And now from Moss Point |
write to say that my experience G
lmong my old comrades has been most !
pleasant. 1t was a Ong-wishcd-for t
pleasure, which seemed until the very a
of departure for Richmond, to be n
disappointment. But on that day a 6
riend, one OF Moss Points merchant !
'rlnccs with a kindness meyer to be \
Orgotten gave me the means to 90
nd return. NJ. NJ. Watkins is the :,
,amc of my friend, and ever he can i
OF appreciate such a favor as this e
veteran. Very truly, "
ANDREW MCGREGOR, c
Con. Vete., Raphael 5emmes
Camp of Mobile.