Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-08-18

nesday, September 1.
Hiram Purcell, johnson City, Tenn:
Dear Comrade-The Department Com
mittee entrusted with the erection Of
the monuments NJ Knoxville In memory
of the Union solSssefs Of Tennessee has
determined to hold a campfire in the
interest of the monument fund at 8. K.
N. Patton Post No. 20 at johnson City,
Tenn, on the first day of September,
1897. It is desired that it shall be q
grand affair, and that it extend it's in.
vitations to all Of the surrounding
Posts. especially those in Sullivan.
johnson, CARTER Unicoi and Wash
ington CountiesAA. M. Stuart. Com
mander JonesbQgp Post No. 33, Jones.
boro, Watching County Tenn; r.. G.
Taylor, Comma} her T. G. White Post
No. 68, Butler, Manson County, Tenn;
X. FL. Butler, Commander Mountain
City Post No. 7Qrr Mountain City, John.
son County, In; ]. w. HUGHES,
Commander w Q. Nelson Post No.
81, Elizabetht9 Garter County, Tenn.
Some Of the ties named have no
Posts In themy there are In all Of
thVAn . hfOhb hi0nJ GA OhlOu oOtuICI6
and 1t is the desire Of the Committee
and of the Department Commander
that this shall be- gathering of ell ex
Union soldiers OF that region, whether
they be members OF the Grand Army
of the Republic or not.
We hope you will give this matter
your personal attention and exert
every influence in your power to secure
the co operation of all the old soldiers
In the territory named, and as many
other sections as possible for you to
reach.
The Commander and past Depart
ment Commander, William Rule, and
| hope several other prominent Grand
Army men, will be present with you
on the occasion to assist in making
the campfire one of success and inter-
est. We are engaged in a very inn,
portant work. The building OF a monn.
ment commemorative of the Union
soldiers Of Tennessee is but a inst
recognition of the almost unexampied
exhibition of valor and fidelity to the
Union in the face of the almost insur-
mountable difficulties that inlpeded
the progress of the Union people of
Tennessee during the years of 1875.
We have undertaken to make it o
Department affair, and have the foun,
dation built aud the first three layArs
of the superstrtcture in place with the
corner stone lifted therein. Let US
have one grand rally of the Union
soldiers Of this State, and let every one
be prepared to give something towards
the great object for which we gather.
AT the same time let us have one OF
those delightful old styled meetings
where we shall revivify our souls and
mark an epoch in our history.
The Monument Committee will fur
nisr posters to advertise the campfire
as soon as your Post shall have taken
steps and prepared q program for the
day. | suggest that there be a fore
noon and an afternoon gathering; that
you gather from your school children
a few of the brightest for short patri'
otto Rotations; that you secure from
your musical talent q choir to furnish
patriotic music, and that a campfire
be also held at night, in the which
there shall be i~nterspersed experiences
from old comrades with music from
the choir.
or course you will be at liberty to
place on your programme for addresses
at proper places any of the past De.
partment Commanders, together with
the Commander of the Department in
order that a high state of enthusiasm
may be reached,
hope that you will cooperate with
the members of your Post, and with
those to whonM am writing, Jas. D.
MILKY, Jno. Ntdher, Jas. o Price, A.
Cantwell. s. H.vHendrix, Hiram Pur-
cell, W. II. Ne%son. s. T. Harris, the
last two Of Back woods, Carter County,
Tenn, and Johnson City, Tenn, re.
spectively, all of whom are hereby
constituted a committee of arrange
ments to prepare for this campfire of
the old soldiers!@
Most Sincerely Yours in F. q. & L.
HALBERT B. CASE, Dept. Com.