The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-09
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Organization of the Second brigade
Into Regiments.


Headquarters Second Brigade West Texas
Division. United Confederate veterans
| Thurber Junction. Texas. May Sin COM
pliance with orders from general head
quarters OF the United Confederate Veter-
ans association at New Orleans. l have
temporarily assumed the command OF the
| Second brigade of the West Texas division,
In order to complete permanent organila-
ton. after which the command VIII De eA,
| pected to elect all brigade and regimentai
commanding officers by tho popular Voice
| OF the membership
| In order 10 facilitate such organization,
the following appointments are hereby an
| noupced;
| /. Comradc Il. T. Long Of Dublin to
| command the I'irs. regiment. coL-posed OF
the camps in Bosque. Hamilton, Comnnshe,
| Erath and Paln Pinto counties, VIA tae
| rank OF colonel
.. Comrade Jim Kimble OF Eastlard to
command Second regiment, composed OF
the camps in Eastland and stephens coun-
ties and all territory west, tributary to
Texas and Pacific railroad, with the rank
of colonel
g. Colonel G. /. Goodwin OF Brownwood
to command Third regiment composed o.
camps In san Saba. Mills. Brown and
Coleman counties and west, tributary TO
Santa Fe railroad.
Nv direction OF Inc L. Z. " aSSOfldllOu
at Richmond. Va, in 1886. ffty-four camps
were assigned to tho West r.xas division,
commanded by Major General E NJ. Bean
70 Cameron, Texas. Brisader General II.
T.. Shelly OF Austin, Texas, commands first
brigade occupying territory south OK and
adjoining this. with twenty-five camps, BY
this ARRANGEMENT the camps assigned 20 the
Second brigade In this territory Will give
10 Tho First regiment eight camps towii.
No. g. Dublin No lis. Meridian. No. ii6
Hico. No. t64, Dublin No. SOS. Comanche;
No. 5ds. be Leon. No, 60l. strawlJ No.
~, paio Pinto.
To The Second regiment fifteen camps, to.
wit: No d54 Baird. No $50. Eastland No
$50. Rising Star: No 1913. South Prairie.
No. 800 Big Springs No. Sli Brecklnrldge;
No. 2'5 Cisco: Nos. % and II. Abilene:
30. r. Merkel. No. Sc. SVeetwater. No
i3. Colorado. No. i23 Buffalo Gap; No
l5i Roby. 40, SIP. Arson.
BE- rhir! regiment. nine camps, to-wit:
80 -, Coleman. 40. III, Goldthwaltc; No.
us. Brownwood. No. 1863. Pa!nt Rock: No.
5.2. san Saba; No. al, Santa Anna: No.
30 .s. baiHaser; No SEQ, Robert Lee; No.
Sos, San Angelo
Commanders OF regiments will each APP
point i Lieutenant colonel. a major ana such
subordinate ana staff officers as may b.
necessary ~ order TO a permanent orgaui-
z1uon 81 tAeir resp tive commands and
'idlt apbot-i i1fnS 20 brigade neAiQudr-
tiers All officers ara urgently requested 10
look after and asiiat in the organization Of
camps whenever practicable Ia iheir re-
spec;ive territories
regimentai reunion OF each regiment
Is usges;ed N July or early in August at
which meeting Arrangements may be made
Tor 4 grand brigade reunion later. NJ wbich
'i1e the brigade Will esett permanent Off
GERS
This organization does not affect tho re-
laton o. the several camps In their indie
pendent connection with the State or Ma
t!oual association while In harmony with
10th. our purposes are local. As our
membership now all past the meridian OF
liie-sroNs more feeble with age few of MS
have the strength to attend our State and
National meetings our local organlza-
lions may be perfected without financial
cost or further effort than n labor Of love
hua fraternity. The last Confederate vet
erAn viii soon have passed from the earth,
only a few are now left to cover the re-
treat and bring up ;he rear. The glorious
heritage or yaior beGueathel by our dead
comrades IN their children. and ours is for
the time vo shall live, In our keeping Let
us keep Tho lines closed UP and the camp
fires burning Until The last lone picRer
shall ~ sum moued to final roll call and
leave this sacred trust unsulled By neglect
or Indifference. FTaternally your COM
ra1e J, T. Harris.