The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-02
Colonel l.. l.. MIdalebrooks. of cOving-

Colonel G.. u. Sands OF oxford. Miss
| aide-dc-camp.
Colonel Thomas Harrison OF Columbus.
| Miss. aide-de-camp.
Colonel John II. Stone. OF Clinton, La,
| aide-dc-Camp.
Colonel y. +. Eshlcman. OF New Or
! leans. La, aidc-dc-camp.
Colonel A. J. Russell OF Jacksonville.
| Fla. aidc-dc-camp.
Colonel Jephta V. Harris. Key West.
| Fla. aide-de-camp.
| In General order. No. 3. under date
| OF March Is: 1876. Colonel George NJ.
| Helm OF Greenvillc. Miss, was announced
| as aide-dc-c camp
On MAY 18th last General order No. 4,
from the headquarters OF this department
was issued. announcing the contem-
pated details of and the railroad rates
TO the reunion, and repeating with ur-
| goncy the request that all comrades at
| tend the same. On the same day, spe-
| ciai order No. ?, giving special instruc-
tions 10 the department STAFF az 10 their
| attendance and duties at the convention,
was issued and promulgated.
The following roster embraces the
names of the division commanders and
! their adjutant-generals, In the Army Of
Tennessee Department, rs organized Feb
| ruary a. 1896 and existing at this date:
| Alabama-Major -Gcneral Fred. S. Fergu-
son. commanding. Birmingham. COL
oncl Henry T. Jones, Adjutant-Gen-
eral and chief of staff, Montgomery.
| Ala.
| Florida-Major- J. j. Dickinson,
commanding. Ocala. Fla. Colonel Fred.
l.. Robinson. Adjutant-General and chief
OF staff. Brooksville. Fla.
| Georgia-Maj oT-tiencral Clement a.
Evans. commanding. Atlanta. Ga: Col
onel Andrew j. West Acknowledgement
and chief of stan. Atlanta, Ga.
-Major-General w. G.. Vincent
commanding. New Orleans. La: Col
onel j. A. Chalderon. Adjutant-General
and chief Of staff. New Orleans. La.
| Mississippi ajor-General ID. Holder.
commanding. Jackson. MISS. Colonel
s. b. Watts. Adjutant-General and
chief Of staff. Meriden, Miss.
| Tennessee ajor-Generai W. II. Jack
son. commanding. Nashville. Tenn;
Colonel John r. Hickman. Adjutant-
General and chief Of staff. Nashville
Tenn.
Though / am without a report from
J but one OF the division commanders.
! have reason to believe-at least. hope
that their several duties. as prescribed
| in Art. 3. Section 3. OF our Constitu-
ton. have been faithfully discharged.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
S. d. LEE,
Lieutenant General Commanding.
Adjutant General George Norman
here submitted his annual report. which
was adopted II is as follows
Headquarters United Confederate
Veterans.
Richmond. Va, June 90. lSG.
General John b. Gordon, Commanding
/ L. c. v:
| General,-I have the honor TO make a
report Of the growth OF the Organization
CT the United Confederate Veterans.
| which cannot but be gratifying to you
and to our comrades.
At the date that l had the honor Of COM
mcncing the work of organizing camps
under your appointment TO Adjutant-
| General and Chief of STAFF. now a little
| over four years there were only thirty
three camps. now there are eight hundred
| and hfty-hve, distributed as follows:
Texas, Observation-Disclosures. III
| Alabama, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. y
South Carolina, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is
/ Missouri, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "
| Mississippi, ...........-. ................... ~
Georgia, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
Arkansas. ................ ............'..'.. "
! Louisiana, .........................'.. al
/ Kentucky, ......-......'....s ......'...-'' %
/ Florida Observation-Disclosures. .............. 81
! Virginia. o."
/ Tennessee. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
/ North Carolina, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 80
Indian Territory. ...............'.......'' II
/ Maryland, ....................''' y
! oklahoma. Observation-Disclosures.
| New Mexico, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
/ Illinois. ...'.....'.''''''''
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West Virginia. ..................'''''''. .
/ Indiana. Observation-Disclosures
| District OF Columbia.................
! California, ...........f ........'.'''''.'''F
"a.
/ Totals, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ssss '.''''-+t' ~
/ carnre with at least two hundred camps
/ known 10 bc i'm process of oreanl@lN@'
Tbo following membership fee ana per
/ canita tax received since my last report
/ -o,l. at Houston. Tex, S2t'.-'. WIN
| ,n,,t c,nonditurcs to date of S2No1N- leaN-
| ,,e. balance on hama Of $Nic3. temHed
| e,.,opcnt Of which IS attached hereto
.,d which will he published ia idu ih
/ tn nrocecdirgs of the convention WHICH
In ho issued as soon as possible aller
/ n,o' close Of the convention. ANA the AS
/ eocfaticn does not owe one cent.
/ v-bon 7 commenced work, there was
| ,,~a.fioallv no funds on manu. anu
| ,.,,cod the necessary amount TO pay I"i
,..,n,inr hostage. stationary cue" 10
.+ tho organization of camps sih'c
,,hi,b time. ly doing most al 'he WI =
/ ..,..olf and hy the most risid econoi'''
| 80 oncccedod i'm sending out u'' ''''
/ mint of literature. ctc., Win INC i''
,- oe the membership fee am pei
80 hut i'm doing so. ! nave jill" 10
.'-,an tl,c printing. and other eApVi
/ , ,,orforrn most Of the labor ihFS'i'' ~
90 Keen within bounds. As l7 n.,.
-. yitb All new organizations vi ''',
"to,,.,er there being 50 many ..'..
'ha' ',.','.,otious has made the WORK very
| laborious. .<.,.n
SPLENDID RECORD.
,rhie office, has sent out Dp 10 90 -oo
l.i,,,,ol and special orders. ..''''' 80 Do
~trcrlurs to newspapers. 90 49, = oun
',irc,,iar letters for organiIa,lo ~.
| c,.clostvlc and mimeosraph i''''' ~ 900
To camps ...'-''''''' 300
| Commissions .t'''. -,
po,nnllct proceedings OF the lh''0 eoo
| reunions .....-.....t -
charters TO date ...... .'''.'..,,..' p. 00p
c,.,d,, circulars and docuinenl"''
,,..c.ints for commissions, chail'''' 400,
orders. addresses, &c o.. tno
rcttcrs and circulars rectiNeu'''' - 400
Letters written and sent ou'''''''
s7o.7so
making total Of three quarters OF i,''.
lion letters orders. clIcDaiS' 80
&C. sent out and received 9'N0'
| been ad1utant genera ,......,, With
~ u.