The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-10-02
EVANS CALLS ON
THE OLD VETERANS.
A Letter From the General Ad-
dressed to the Georgia
Camps.
GET READY FOR THE REUNION
AtIanta's Meeting to Be Made the Greatest
on Record-the Letter
in Full.

General c. A. Evans, commander of
the forces of Georgia, has issued his
first order in reference to the Confed-
crate Veterans reunion, which will
meet in Atlanta next year.
Attention is called to the fact that it
will be necessary for the camps to or
ganize and that the survivors n ust
get their organizations in shape.
The order was sent out yesterday
morning and will be important infor-
nation for all confederates IN the
state, Following is the full order:
"Headqu&rters Georgia Division
United Confederate Veterans, At
lanta, Ca, October l., 1S97.-To Con-
federate Veterans Of Georgia The an
nnal convention of ex- confederate
soldiers aud sailors to be held in
Georgia, at Atlanta, 1898, will be made
the most interesting and enthusiastic
reunion that has yet been held. AS
surance ls given that every effort will
be put forth in Atlanta to make the
occasion worthy of the brave men who
served IN the southern army and navy.
The Information from all parts of the
state shows general qualification
that Georgia will have this opportu-
nifty of honoring the heroic veterans
whJ responded to the call of their
states and illustrated the valor of
southern men on numerous hard
fought battle1elds.
"The first preparations for the event
having been energetically made since
the close of the reunion at Nashville,
it is the desire of the commanding
general of the Georgia division that
all camps within the state should at
once begin to make arrangements to
attend the reunion in full force.
81. Commanders will therefore call
their camps together not later than
the first Tuesday in next November |
to adopt such measures as will secure
the attendance of the whole body. Any
information that may be desired will |
be furnished on application by mail |
to these headquarters.
80. Confederate soldiers in every
town and county where no camp has
been formed are urged to meet at once
and organize. The necessary papers
will be furnished from these headquar-
ters on application. There are now
nearly ninety camps in the state, but
it is desired that the number be in
creased to 150 camps, or at least one IN
every county. In the great parade
there should be 5000 Georgia veterans
in line.
"3. Sons of confederate soldiers are
notified that they will be relied on as
the strong arm of the reunion. Their
reverent regard for the memorable
virtues of their fathers and mothers,
amidst the trials of war, is observed
with pride and it is due to them that
they now share fully in an occasion
which will exhibit the most sacred
Dassionless and patriotic memories.
Arrangements will be made for their
assembling for business, and a place
will be assigned them in line.
81 Daughters of the Confederacy,
whose mothers were first to pay the
honors of war annually at the graves
of the dead, as they were foremost in
cheering the soldier in the times of
battle, are respectfully solicited to
form chapters, and to grant their en-
thusastic aid in making the reunion
pre-eminently representative of the
sOnth as it was and as it is.
"5. The newspapers of the state have
so generously assisted at all times in |
giving publicity to all confederate no.