Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-17
TIE CONFEDERATE REUNION
At Nashville Promises to Be
 Largely Attended.
MUCH IMPORTANT WORK
To Be Transacted for the Good of The 0rgani-
 zaton-Dead to Be Properly Cared For E Roster of Camps by States.

Gen. John B. Gordon, commander in chief of the United Confederate Veter- ans, has requested the press of the south and the whole country generally to aid in the patriotic work now on hand by the Confederate Veterans. The reunion takes place in Nashville Tuesday, We'd nesday and Thursday, May 22, 23 and 24- by publishing the following letter. The State Herald gladly gives space to same. 1t reads thus
 It will be the largest and most import ant United Confederate Veterans re- union ever held The personnel of the Nashville reunion committee under the leadership of its chairman, Col. J. E. O. Bryan, is a guarantee that everything will be done for the comfort and conve- nience of the old veterans and all visitors which is in the power of man; it is splendid body of very able and distin- guished comrades, who are fully alive to the magnitude of the work entrusted to them in entertaining and caring for their old comrades. and it will be their pride to make it the most memorable reunion upon record; and the citizens of Naslh- vile are aglow with enthusiasm. and pa- triotism. at the prospect of dispensing their far famed hospitality to the sur viving heroes of the Lost Cause.
 Also to urge ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors everywhere to form local aIs- sociations. and send applications to these headquarters for papers to organize camps immedia tely so as to be in time to participate in the great reunion at Nashville, and thus unite with their com rades in carrying out the laudable and philanthropic objects of the organization, as only veterans who belong to organ ized United Confederate Veteran camps can participate in the business meeting at Nashville.
 Business of the greatest importance to the survivors of the Southern army will demand careful considerat tion during the session of the seventh annual convention at Nashville, Tenn-such as the best methods of securing impartial history, and to enlist each state in the compila- tion and preservation of the history of her citizen soldiery; the benevolent care through state aid or otherwise of dis abled, destitute or aged veterans and the widows and orphans of our fallen broth CTS in arms; to counsult as to the feasi- bility of ths formation of a United Con federate Veterans Benevolent Aid as- sociation: the care of the graves of our known and unknown dead buried at Gettysburg. Fort Warren, Camps Mor- ton, Chase, Douglas, Oakwood Cemetery at Chicago, Johnson's Island, Cairo and at all other points, to see that they are annually decorated, the headstones pre- served and protected, and complete lists w the location of their last resting places furnished to their friends and relatives through the medium of our camps, thus rescuing the names from oblivion and handing them down in history; the con- sideration of the different movements plans and means to erect a monument to the memory of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederates States of America, al- so to aid in building monuments to other great leaders, soldiers and sailors of the south: also to assist in the promotion and completion of the proposed Battle Abbey" to vote upon the proposed from United Confederate Veterans to Confederate Soldiers associa ton; and to change the present badge or button which is not patentable for the new one proposed which is; and to make such changes in the constitution and bylaws as experience may suggest, and other matters of general interest
 Total number of camps now admitted 900, with applications in for about 150 more. Following is number of camps by states
 Northeast Texas Division S1; West Tex as Division 55 Southwest Texas Divis- ion 99; Southeast Texas Disision 31; Northwest Texas Division F; total Texas 217; Alabama S9; South Carolina 81; Mis- sour Il: Mississippi 63. Arkansas 59; Georgia 5S; Louisiana 51: Kentucky 39; Tennes ssee 34; Virginia 34: Florida 30; North Carolina 29; Indian Territory 12: West Virginia Il; Oklahoma 6; Maryia nd 6; New Mexico 8; Illinois 3; Montana 2; Indiana 1; District of Columbia 1; Cali fornia 1.
 Very Respectfully,
 4l.n GEO. MOORMAN