Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-22
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NASHVILLE.
IL Wit be the Largest
aad Most Important
L 4. '. Reunion Ever
Held.

ing nitsd confederate Neter
ans. respectfully requests tn,
press. both daily and weekly. OF
'he Who'll. country to aid the
patriotic and beue olent objects
of the United Confederate Vet.
egaas By publishing date Re
union - 10 take place at Nash
Vile. Tenn. on Tuesday. Wed
nes,lay and Thursday, June End
and 2jid. and eth. 1897. by
publication of this letter. WITH
editorial notice.
II Will be the largest and
most important l.. &. Y. lie
unipn ever held. The personnel
ul the Nashville Reunion Com.
mittcc under tie leadership al
i's chairman Col J 3. O'Bryun.
Is q guarantee that everything
Will be done flrthe comfort and
convenience Of the old Veterans
and all visitors which i IN the
poNeF Of man. it i "a splendid
body Of very able ami dlstiu-
gTi~hctl Comrades. " no are fully
alive to the magnitude If the
work entrusted 10 them IN en-
teriaining and caring tor their
old Comrades, and it will be
their pride to maze 1t the most
memorable Reunion upon rec
ord. and the citizens at Nash
Vile are aglow with enthusiasm.
aud pacriOtism. at the prospect
of dispensing their far famed
hospitality To- the surviving he
rocs OF the LOST Cause.
Also to urge EN.Confederate
soldiers and sailors everyW here
10 form local associations. and
send Applications To these Head
quarters for papers 10 organize
Camps immediately, so rs TO he
IN time To participate in the
great Reunion al Nashville. and
thus unite with their comrades
ia earring on; tie lauG- bic and
philaHthropic objects Of The or
ganiZatIOn: - only Veterans
SAO belong 10 organized L. e..
Y. Camps can participate N the
business meeting II Nashville.
Business of the greatest i'm
portance 10 the Survivors of
tAe Southern Army VIII demand
careful consideration during the
Session OF the Seventh Annual
convention at Nashville. Tenn d.
such a. the best methods of Sc
curing impartial history. and 10
enlist each State - tie CCapi.a-
ton and preservation Ofthe his
tory. Gf her CItizs : soliiery: the
benevolent care through State
Md or other use of disabled.
destitute OF aged Veterans aad
the widows and orphans OF our
iallen brothers IN arms. to con
suit a. 10 the feasibility OF the
formation of a L. {. Y. Benevo.
lent AID Association: the care
of the graves OF CTR kuosn ana
unknown dead buried - Gettys-
burg. Fort Warren. CaJaps Nor
ton. Chase. Douglas. oakwood
Cemetery At Chicago. JoAnson'-
Island. Carlo and all other
points. to see that they are an
nually decorated. the hcadstones
preserved and protected. and
complete lists ot the names a.
our dead heroes with the loea-
tlon of their last resting places
furnished to tier fF.e-ds and
relatives through the mea.um OF
our camps, thus rcscu!ng their
names from oblivion and hand
ing them down in history: the
consideration Of the different
movements. plans and means 70
erect a monument to the memo
~ of jefferson DAVIS. President
of the Confederate States of
America. also To aid in building
monuments 10 ether great lead
ers, soldiers and sailors OF the
South: also 10 assist in the pro
motion and completion of the
proposed Battle Abbey" to-
vote upon the proposed change
of the name of the Association
from L. G. V. to c. ). \: and to
change the present badge or
button which is not patenta5le
for the new one proposed which
:; and to make such changes in
the constitution and by laws a.
experience may suggest. and
other matters OF general inter
est.
Total number of camps now
admitted 700, with applications
ia for about one hundred and
fifty more. Following is mum.
Der of Camps by States:
Northeast Texas Division 81:
West Texas Division 81: South
west Texas Division 33: south.
east Texas Division 81: North
west TexBs Division l.: total
Texas 2I7; Alabama -: South
Carolina II; Missouri Il: Mis-
sissipp: SO; Arkansas -. Geor.
gia -; Louisiana 81: Kentucky
30: Tennessee 81: Virginia 81:
Florida 80; North Carolina -:
Indian Territory l.; West vir-
ginia IL; Oklahoma &: Maryland
.; New Mexico }; Illinois =; In
diana I: District of Columbia
|: California |.
Very respectfully,
GEo. MooRMAy,