The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-27
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
General Orders Issued by Command
ing General Gordon.
THE NASHVILLE MEETING POSTPONED
VIII he Held ON June ~, ~ and -.
Only Delegates Gun vote-Pcr
Capita tux Must he Paid.

ans. New Orleans. January 10. 1897 Cen
eral orders No. 1872:
/. The general commanding hereby an
nounces that our Host" the Veterans of
Nashville. Tenn, represent that chilly.
rainy and Indictment weather is liable to &C.
cur in that latitude in the early part OF
| May. and that June will be a much more
| favorable season. both for the visiting vet
Grams as well AZ FOR themselves; and that
also in June the Centennial Exposition
will be further advanced and much mere
ENJOYABLE for those who desire to visit 1t,
| and for other local reasons best known I'd
themselves, which are so urgently ad-
Vanccd, the department commanders con-
| CURING that the date Is hereby changed
from May B. and I TO June ~ % and
| "a. 1897. Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs
! day. respectively. All Confederate organ
izations and Confederate soldiers and sail
ors of all arms, grades aud departments.
are cordially invited TO attend this seventh
| general reunion Of their comrades.
| .. With pleasure and pride he also an
nounces that S75 camps are already en-
rolled in the United Confederate Veterans
| organization with applications for over 100
| more. EN- Confederate soldiers and sailors
| everywhere are urged to form themselves
| into local associations. where this has not
| already been done. and nil associations,
! hivouacs encampmcnts and other bodies
not members Of the United Confederate
! Veterans association are earnestly request
| ed TO send In applications to these head
quarters without delay. in time to partici-
| pate in this great reunion. and thus mite
| with their comrades in carrying ont the
laudable and philanthropic objects If the
| United Confederate Veteran organizaton
3. He congratulates the Veterans upon
| their wisdom in the selection OF Nashville.
| Tenn. as the meeting place for this seventh
| annual reunion, as 1t is 20 nearly cnnaily
accessible to their comrades from every
section Of the South; and, the date having
| been fixed during the holding OF The Ten
nessee Centennial Exposition. he believes
| that a united and concerted effort VIII Sc
cure the very lowest railroad rates, which
he has no doubt the generous officials OF
| Southern railroads will extend TO the old
| survivors. SO as to make this reunion the
| greatest ever held. He therefore urges the
officers and members of all camps to COM
mence now, without delay, making ircpat-
ations to attend this great reunion. which
| is to be held al the historic capital of the
| "Old Volunteer State" and he has 70 hest
tation in guaranteeing that, from the world
renowned reputation Of the great people of
that beautiful city and State. mat In the
cordial welcome which they will extend to
the United Confederate Veterans the grand
old veterans Of Nashville aud of the en-
tire state of Tennessee VIII strive to excel
the boundless hospitality so generously and
lavishly extended at all former reunions.
4. He especially urges all camps to com
mence now. without delay, preparing for
delegates. alternates and as many mem
bers as possible to attend, so as TO make
1t the largest and most representative re-
union ever held. as business of the creates;
gravity affecting the welfare Of the old
veterans VIII be transacted during tins
seventh annual reuniou-such az the beney =
olent care. through state ais or otherwise
Of disabled destitute and aged veterans
and the widows and orphans of our fallen
brothers in arms, which viii he one of tho
most important matters for our corsidera'
ton. In this connection the general COM
handing calls especial attention TO the in
creasing age, multiplied sorrows and cor
roding cares Of many Of the gallant old sol
, ders. who uisked their lives and fortunes
for what they considered right during the
eventrul years Of -G5 Through the
mortuary reports received at these head
quarters he is daily and almost hourly re-
minded that the lengthcning shadows OF
time are fast settling over the old heroes
reaching out already beyond the allotted
) span of human life, many of whom had al
ready passed the age OF manhood when
rhirty-f five years ago they so promptly
, and nobly responded to their country's call
II Is our bounden duty ana the chief mis-
, sion of the United Confederate Veterans
, association that these unfortunate sick,
disabled ana INDECENT comrades and broih-
ers and their widows and orphans SHOULD
. have our attention, care and such help II
, their old age as their more fortunate com
rades can procure and give and as their In
fiImities and misfortunes require. This Ia
him viii be a labor Of love and to the carry
. ing out of which he will devote his best
efforts, and In the prosecution OF which
| sacred work he appeals to all the membeIs
! of the United Confederate Veterans as
, ISOLATION who are able. for their earnest
prayerful. patriotic help.
we must take care of our old comrades
{ and in doing this he feels confident thai
I appeals for employment for the old toa'ei-
g crate veterans, who are SO rapidly passlnP
i away. and substantial aid for these OLD
sick wounded INDECENT and unfortunate
8 soldiers will not be made in vain. to any
= state municipal government or citizen OF
any Southern State, nor to the rising gen
Grafton themselves. the worthy descend
ants of heroes, Who are all ailke palllc'
pants in that heritage Of glory so proudly
emhiazoned upon the history OF each state
I by the UNPARALLELED yalor and endurance,
Of those aged wounded and disabled old
warriors as IL would be ingratltude with
cut parallel and degradation without pre-
cedent that any OF these should turn theii
backs upon the Old heroes and their ever
glorious records In their old age and dirt
distress.
B. Other business OF the greatest i'm
portance will also demand careful consider
ation-such as the care of the graves Of GU
known and unknown dead buried at het
tyshurg, Fort Warren. Camps Morton, Chase
Douglas Oakwood cemetery at Chicago
Rock Island. JohnSon's Island. Cairo. an'
at all other points to see that they arr
annually decorated, the headstonos pre-
served and protected. and complete list
of the names OF our dead heroes with tn
, location of their last resting places fur
nlshed to their friends and relatives
through tho medium Of our camps. thu
rescuing their names from oblivion an'
handing them down in history; the hes
method of securing impartial history, an
to enlist each State in the compilation ant
preservation OF the history OF her Glitter
soldiery the consideration Of the difiercn
movements, plans and means TO complete
, the monument to tho memory OF jefferson
Davis, president Of the Confederate state
of America and to aid in building monu
ments to other great leaders. soldiers an
sailors Of tho South; to give all the al
possible to the Confederate Memorial as
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