The Robesonian., 1897-04-28
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Letter From, the Adjutatnt General concern- |
ing the Next Reunion.
New ORLEANS, LA, April 18th 1897. |
To EDITOR OF The RoBEsoNIAN,
Lumberton, n. G..
DEAR SIR Gen. J. B. Gordon,
Commanding United Confederate
Veterans, respectfully requests the
press, both daily and weekly, of
the whole country to aid the patri-
otto and benevolent objects of the
United Confederate Veterans by
publishing date Reunion is to take
place at Nashville, Tenn, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 22nd, 23rd and 9th,
|: 1897, by publication of this let
ter, with editorial notice.
1t Will be the largest and most
important U. G. V. Reunion ever
held. The personal of the Nash
fville Reunion Committee under
| the leadership of its chairman
1-Col. J. B. O'Bryan, is guarantee
THAT everything will be done for
the comfort and convenience OF
the old Veterans and all visitors
4 which is in the power of man; it
is a splendid body of very able and
! distinguished Comrades, who are
) fully alive to the magnitude Of the
work entrusted to them in enter
Obtaining and caring for t heir ole
3 fC6mrades, and it will be thei
| pride to make it the most memor
able Reunion upon record and thu
1 citizens Of Nashville are agloy
with enthusiasm, and patriotism
lat the, prospect Of dispensing thei
far famed hospitality to the sur
E-viving heroes of the Lost Cause.
Also to urge ex-Confederate sol
idiers and sailors everywhere I
1 form local associations, and sen
applications to these Headqual
3 ters for papers to organize Camp
4 Immediately, SO as to be in tim
0 to participate in the great RI
= union atNashville, and thus unit
Il with their comrades in carrying OF
le the laudable and philanthropy
le Eobjects Of the organization as OF
l. ly Veterans who belong to organ
4ized U. C. v. Camps can partic
J. pate in the business meeting s
+ Nashville.
e-k Business of the greatest impo
8 tance to the Survivors of ii
s.. Southern Army will demand car
m full consideration during the Ses
ve Eion of the Seventh Annual Co
vention at Nashville, Tenn. ,-sut
as the best methods of securil
M impartial history, and to enli
no each State in the compilation al
% preservation of the history of b
M Citizen soldiery; the benevole
! care. through State aid or othe
oo wise of disabled, destitute or ag
~ Veterans and the widows and {
ol phans of our fallen brothers
~ arms; to oconsult as to the fea
W. bility of tile formation of U
vi V. Benevolent Aid Associatio
emh m the care of our known and u
JIG known dead buried at Gettsbur
Fort. Warren, Camps Morte
Chase, Douglas, Oakwood Cen
terry at Chicago, Johnson's Islai
an Cairo and at all other points,
lin see that they are annually de.
it. rated, the headstones preserv
he land protected, and complete Ii
-he of the names Of our dead her,
rst, with the location of their |:
he #resting places furnished to th
as friends and relatives through /
ule medium of our camps, thus res
The ing their names from oblivion a
ag- handing them down in histol
der the consideration of the differ,
ion movements, plans and means
erect a monument to the mem
for fof Jefferson Davis, President
;, rod the Confederate States of Am,
me- ca, also to aid in building mo
,1es. ments to other great leaders,
ted diers and sailors of the South
ard 50 to assist in the promotion ;
( to completion of the proposed "B
hat tie Abbey" tovote upon the |
the posed change of the name Of
en- Association from U. G. ", to
les S. A.; and to make such chan
,ers in the constitution and bylaw
,me experience may suggest, and OF
ov- matters of general interest.
[or-. Total number of camps =
,wn admitted 900, with application
Az As for about one hundred and f
w more, Following is a numhe
;,;tF Camps by States: -'i