Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
REUNION OF VETERANS
Survivors of the Confederate Army to Meet
in Atlanta.
Liberal Contribution to the Expense
Fund-Lfst of Prominent Men
and Women Expected.

president, Mr. Samuel Spencer was one
of the youngest soldiers on the confederate
side during the late war. Is taking great
interest In promoting the success Of the
reunion of confederate veterans at Atlanta
next month, and has made q most literal
subscription. said to be 5000, toward de-
frsying the expenses of the same The eff
feet of this has already been to intensity
enthusiasm on the subject throughout the
southern country and to render the reunion
assured fact
1t is believed the attendance will be much
in excess Of that previously estimated, 80,
coo, and that probably $50 persons will go
to Atlanta from Washington and vicinity
alone. From every southern state. includ-
ing Arkansas. Texas and Louisiana, which
are, in the main, the greatest distance from
Atlanta, comes the same informa ton. and
il is now predicted that unless the gov
eminent gets through moving soldiers be-
fore the reunion the lines in many parts
of the south will have to borrow or lease
passenger GERS. Their equipment has been
tied up for some time either waiting for a
movement or actually moving troops.
Sometimes ii occurs that the roads have
to collect cars and hold them in readiness
for several days, waiting for orders to
move the soldiers.
The committee of arrangement is now IN
communicat ton with the StoneWall Brigade
Band at stanton, Va, and hopes to Sc
cure its services for the reunion. This MIS-
tCric association was organized in 1860 un-
der the name of Mountain Sax Horn Band.
which name 1t retained until the COM
mencement OF the war at which time it
mustered in as the Fifth Regiment Band.
At the first engagement the Stonewall Bri-
gade had with the enemy the band was
organized into a surgeons corps and faith
fully and intelligentiy performed field and
hospital duties. In all subsequent battles
the bands devoted ministrations were in
demand, and calls were always promptly
answered, which won for 1t the proud
name of Stonewan Brigade Band by an
order of Gen. Stonewall Jackson read on
dress parade at Camp Winder.
ecu. Grants Order.
At Appomattox General Grant issued an
order allowing the members of the band
to take their instruments home with them
and they are now on exhibition in the band
hall. The band occupied post of honor at
the funeral of General Grant in New York
and has attended nearly all of the famous
military and civic demonstrations in this
country. having been the only amateur
band recognized by the authorities of the
worlds Columbian exposition.
The organization was incorporated in
1874 under the laws of Virginia. The band
has a membership of forty-eight, and six
Of the original war members are still in
Its service. If the band is obtained by the
reunion it will march in the parade direct
ly in front of Atlanta Camp. No. 159.
1t is expected that by the time the re-
union begins a great military prison will
be established at Fort Mcpherson near
Atlanta 1t is stated that all the Spanish
prisoners captured at Santiago de Cuba or
Porto Rico will be sent to the United States
and kept in confinement at a military pris-
on which is to be established at Fort Nc
PhersOn. After careful consideration Sec
rotary Alger has decided that it would be
much safer for several reasons to send ali
prisoners of war to the United States as
soon as possible after their capture.
Offlcials of the administration fear that
If the prisoners are kept in Cuba they will
be exposed to much danger of massacre by
the Cuban insurgents. Another strong rea-
son for sending the prisoners to the United
States is that it would take a large part
of General Skaters army to guard them
II they should be kept in Cuba. Secretary
Niger Is not disposed to detail any large
force of men from Skaters army for this
purpose, and he has decided that the bet
ter plan would be to send all prisoners
captured to the United States on board the
transports that conveyed Major General
shafters army to Santiago de Cuba. Sew
erai places nave been under consideration
Tor the establishment of a military prison.
but 1t has been practically decided that
Fort Mcpherson furnishes the best facili-
ties.
Veterans of Birmingham
"A feature of the reunion is expected to
De the display made by the veterans of
Birmingham. Ala. who will take with
them band of music, the players in which
Will De coal miners. During the day this
band will wear white duck suits, while at
night they will have on blue uniforms with
mining lamps in their caps. There will be
two or three hundred veterans at the re-
union from the Birmingham district Add
ed TO this number there will be several
hundred friends, ladies and children in all
six or eight car loads. to take the trip from
this point. The band will consist of six
teen pieces. 1t will play patriotic airs, in
GLIDING Dixie" odd Kentucky Home"
and many others Concerts will be given
by the band. and in every parade the mu-
sic by the miners will be heard.
Prominent Persons Expected,
Among the prominent men and women
who have been invited. and most of whom
have assured the committee of arrange
ments that they will be present. are Gen.
and Mrs. James Longstreet Gen. NJ c.
Butler, Miss Mildred Lee. Miss Virginia
Mason. Gen. Marcus d. Wright, Senator
John w. Daniel. Gen. w. b. Bate. Mrs.
Gen. George f. Pickett, Gen. Eppa Hunton
and others Of Washington, D. c.; Col
Charles NJ Marshall. Gen. Bradley T.
Johnson, Gen. Joseph L. Brent, Gen A. c.
Trlppe, Col. Winfield Peters. Baltimore,
Md; the widow of Stonewall Jackson, Mrs.
K w. Barringer. Col. A. L. Andrews Wal
tti Nldl n, "A. u. avery, zen. II. r. dOke,
Gen. w. r. Cox, Raleigh. N. c.; Col. Will
lam Preston Johnson. New Orleans, La;
Mrs Sarah Blake Polk. Leonidas Folks
widow, and Mrs. Braxton Bragg, New Or
leans, La; Gen. and Mrs. S. b. Buckner,
Louisville, Ky; Mrs. Ben Hardin Helm.
Elizabeth. Ky: Miss Lucy Lee Hill. Lex
ington, Ky: Col. Bennett Young, Louis
vile, KY; Gen. Basil X. Duke, Louisville,
Ky; Gen. John Boyd, Lexington, Ky:
Mrs. J. N. Mofft. wilmington. II. G.;
Mrs NJ. A Stovall. Augusta. Ca;
Miss Mary Benning, Columbus Ga
Mrs. ]. K. Jackson, Augusta, Ga; Mrs
John 3. Gordon, Kirkwood, Ca; Gen
George T. Anderson. Admission. Ala; John
J. Horner, Helena, Ark; Gen F;tzhugh
Lee. Tampa. Fla; Gen: Joseph Wheeler
Tampa, Fla; Gen. E. NJ. Pettus, Selma.
Ala; Gen. ]. T. Morgan. Selma Ala; Gen.
+. s. Ferguson Biz mingham. Ala; Thomas
q. Jones. Montgomery. Ala; Gen. W. c.
Oates. Montgomery. Ala; Gen George g.
Johnston. Tuscaloosa Ala: Gen. e. NJ
Law. Barlow. Fla; Gen. S. G. French, Pen
sacola, Fla: Gen. A. P. Stewart Chicka-
manga, Ga; Gen. Alfred Cumming. Angus
ia, Ga; Gen. E. NJ. Sorrell, Savannah. Ga:
Col Nicholson. Baton Rouge. La; Col. III
X. Douglas, Hagerstown, Md; Mrs r..
c. WalthaH. Grenada, Miss; Gen. Rob
ert Lowry, Jackson, Mich; Charles e.
Hooker. Jackson. Miss; Mrs. Sue PcnGle-
ton Lee, Lexington, Va: Mrs ] q SheIhv