The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-26
The Confederate Re-UniOn.

federate Veterans, which was held IL
Atlanta last week. REPORTING pleasant
time at the re-uIiUn though the weather
was very warm.
The Bourbon County Company
Company c., Col. w. G. P. Breckin-
ridge. Ninth Kentucky Cavalry--was
entertained during the stay at Atlanta
by their comrade, John a. Miller. for
merly of Millersburg. MIR. Miller now
lives in Atlanta and is President of the
large stock firm. The bradley Miller
Co., and is Captain of the Governors
Horse Guards. of Atlanta The MEN,
beers present were Capt Ell Taylor, Gin
cinnati; Hon. re. Abrams, U. s. In
spector of Hulls. Louisville; Elk Con-
gresham C. G. Black, of Augusta. Ga;
John W. Boulder, Maysville; Milton
Wallace. Lock port; Hon. w. A Morris,
| Mitchell Neal, Mt. Olivet; Judge Russell
! Mann. A. Il. Forsyth, j. E. Kern, John
T. Nesbitt, Peter Mernaugh, John d.
Penn, of Paris; Chas. Meng, g. T
Bradley, North MidGletOwn; Jos. A.
Miller, Jesse w. Payne, Thos Mcintyre.
Mllersburg A barbecue was given by
Capt. Miller to his comrades on Thurs
day afternoon from to Z. About 100
ex-Confederates and permanent citizens
/ of Atlanta were present. Hon. &. C..
Black spoke for the company, and Hon.
A. P. Gambler, of Atlanta, responded for
Capt. Miller. Capt. Mitchler, of
Atlanta. sang his beautiful "Bugle
Call" and Maj. Lamar Fountaine, Of
Miss, who sbears sixty-seven wounds,
recited his beautiful war poem ''All
Quiet On The Potomac Tonight"
Buglers from the Horse Guards made
the bows feel that they were again Lying
in the eos. Capt. Miller had made to
order six large tents. all decorated with
Confederate flags, and these were pitch
ed under the large forest trees in his
yard. In front of these the Company.
with Mrs. Miller and her daughter, Miss
Edna Miller, the sponsor Of the Com
pany, were photographed.
The reunion was the largest ever held.
The Kentucky girls were the prettiest.
There are 1900 camps, with 10000
memoers
Hon. e. R. Keller and Horace Taylor
represented Carlisle at Atlanta.
Rev. l.. H. Blanton and Dr. l. NJ.
POyntz, of Richmond, went down with
the Bourbon boys.
The veterans passed resolutions of
coincidence in Difference to the memory
of Gen. "Cerro Gordo" Wlliams.
The Confederate choir and Glee club
of Louisville, about forty strong, were
present, and won great applause.
Capt. Ed Taylor's Company, bearing
the State flag of the U. G. ", led the
Kentucky division in the parade.
The meetings w. re held in the Taber-
nacle at the Exposition grounds, which
which has seating capacity for $4,000.
DIR. John A. Lewis, Elley Blackburn,
and w. A. Gaines, of Georg, town, with
Will Lewis, of Frankfort, Came in Mon
day night,
Maj. Austin, of the 9th Ky. Cavalry.
now living hear Atlanta, greeted the
boys for the first time since the sur
render in 1865.
Gems. j. b Gordon, Stephen D. Lee,
Cabell, Anderson, Wade Hampton,
Longstreet, Rosser, Evans aud others
were present.
Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of the
Confederacy, Mrs. Stonewall Jackson,
Mrs. B. H. Hill, were present and were
introduced to the veterans.
Miss Anna johnson, the handsome
sponsor for the Mt. Sterling camp, was
accompanied by her father, Col. Thos.
johnson, who is in his eighty-sixth year.
The Bourbon Veterans were greeted
by many ex-Bourbons. Among them
were Capt. John A. Miller, Capt. Bob
Milan, Henry, Carleton and Lee Miller,
Bowden Bros, Waddell Bros, Mr.
Catchings, Rev. Hallam. Mrs Adella
Miller, and others, and their families.
Louisville made strong bid for the
next reunion, but it will be held at
Charleston. S. G. The reunions have
been held as follows Chattanooga,
Tenn, July 3. 1890; Jackson Miss,
June 1, 1891; New Orleans, La, April
s. 1892; Birmingham, Ala, April %,
1894 postponed from 1889; Houston,
Tex, May %, 1895; Richmond, Va,
June 80, 1896; Nashville, Tenn., June
q, 1897; Atlanta, Ga July 90, 1898.
Capt. Ed. Spears, Capt. J. r. Rogers,
Ed. Rice, Hiram Carpenter, w NJ.
Lawson, w. 81 Whaley, E. p. Clark,
were among the Bourbon veterans who
attended the reunion. Others who &C
companied the Bourbon delegation were