The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-30
AN IMPORTANT CIRCULAR
Letter. In Aid Of the United Coafsdsr-
artc Veterans Re-Unfon.


artc Veterans Re-Union.
Below can be found an important cir
cular letter from the headquarters of
the United Confederate Veterans, is
sued April 18th, in connection to the
reunion which is to take place at Nash
vile, Tenn, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, May 2snd, a3rd and
1t will be the largest and most i'm
portant u. @. V. reunion ever held.
The Personnel of the Nashville reunion
committee under the leadership of it's
chairman Col. j. b. O'Bryan, is
guarantee that everything will be done
for the comfort and convenience of the
old veterans and all visitors which is
In the power of man; it is splendid
body of very able and distinguished
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 Nashville are aglow with enthusiasm.
and patriotism, at the prospect of dis
pensing their far famed hospitality to
the surviving heroes of the los. cause
Also to urge exConfederate soldiers
and sailors everywhere to form local as
soclatioDs, and send applications to
these headquarters for papers to organ
ize Camps Immediately SO as to be in
time to participate in the great
reunion ut Nashville, and thus unite
with their comrades in carrying out the
laudable and philanthropic objects of
the organization; as only Veterans who
belong to organized U. G. V. Camps
can participate in the business meeting
at Nashville.
Business of the greatest Importance
to the survivors of the Southern army
will demand careful consideration dur
ing the session of the Seventh Anaurl
Convention, at Nashville, Tenn, such
rs the best methods of securing i'm
partial history, and to enlist each
state in the compilation and preserva-
ton of the history of her citizen sol
diery; the benevolent care through
State aid or otherwise of disabled.
destitute, or aged veterans and the
widows and orphans OF our fallen
brothers in arms; to consult as 60 the
feasibility of the formation of Z. G.
'. Benevolent Aid Association; the care
of the graves Of our known and un-
known dead buried at Gettysburg, Fort
Warren, Camps Morton, Chase, Doug
las, Oakwood Cemetery Mt Chicago.
Johnson's Island, Cairo and all other
points, to see that they are annually
decorated, the headstones preserved and
protected and complete lists of the names
of our dead heroes with the location of
their last resting places furnished to
their friends ami relatives through the
medium OF our camps, thus reSCuing
their names from oblivion and handing
them down in history; the considera-
ton of the different movements, plans
and means to erect monument to the
memory of Jefferson Davis. President
of the Confederate States of America.
also to aid in building monuments t"
other great leaders, soldiers and sailors
of the South; also to assist in the pro
motion and completion of the proposed
Battle Abbey" to vote upon the pro-
posed change of the name of the Asso-
clatIon from U. c. ". to &. ). A. and
to change the present badge or button
which is not ratentable for the new one
proposed which is; and to make such
changes in the constitution and bylaws
rs experience may suggest, and other
matters of general interest
total number of camps now admitted
500, with application in for about one
hundred and fifty more. Following is
number of camps by States:
Northeast Texas Division 81; West
Texas Division 55; Southwest Texas
Division 33; Southeast Texas Division
81; Northwest Texas Division l.; total
Texas 2l7. Alabama 80; South Carroll
ma 81; Missouri IL; Mississippi 63; Ar
kansas So; Georgia So; Louisiana 81;
Kentucky 80; Tennessee > ; Virginia
81; Florida 30: North Carolina 80; In
dian Territory 12; West Virginia IL;
Oklahoma 8; Maryland 8; New Mexico
3; Illinois 3; Montana 2; Indiana 1;
District of Columbia /; California /.
Very respectfully,
GEO MooRMAN,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff
j. B. GORDON,