The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-12
THE ATLANTA REUNION.
GeneraI >. d. GOrdOn's General Order,
Giving Information to Confederate
VeteFans--Date July 20 Co II.


Headquarters United Confederate
Veterans, New Orleans, La. May 2s.
1898 General Order No. 2O4.-The
following statement is made in order
to remove doubts and misapprehen
sions as to the holding of the reun-
ion.
There is not q single reason why
the reunion should not be held, and
there are multiplied reasons why it
should.
The presence of actual war will
increase rather than diminish the
interest of war veterans in our great
annual convention to be held at At
lsnta, Ca. July next, The reunion
in its influence will give substantial
aid to the government, and will be
adirect benefit to the development
Of the martial spirit of the nation.
The assembling of the surviving
heroes of the Corfederacy-the men
who participated in over 1000 battles
and whose 100000 enlisted men
fought for four long years over near
ly every foot of their territory.
and until about One-half of
their soldiers were dead from casu-
alties of war, against 2,965, ,02s en-
listed men aided by 800 vessels OF
war, manned by $4,000 sailors-will
act as a stimulus, as it will revive
the martial spirit of the people, and
viii be an object lesson, an inspira
ton for the youth of our country; it
will awaken sentiment, arouse en-
thusiasm, inspire and quicken the
patriotic resolve and purpose to en-
list in defense of the flag of our COM
mon country, as many of our ole
veterans and their brave sons are
now doing; as the deeds of these old
soldiers are now the heritage of the
nation-the common property of all.
Even had there been twenty wars,
we must not forget our duty to our
living and dead heroes. The man
who would neglect this holy duty is
unworthy the name of American.
The people who forget their heroes
and history will in time be forgotten,
for they will ingloriously perish from
the face of the earth.
In our holy reverence for our dead
and care for our living heroes we
honor our race and our nation. The
bond of our allegiance to the restored
Union is sealed by our devotion and
reverence for our living and dead,
ana it is this God-given virtue which
challenges and compel1 the respect
!. of our former foes-noW our breth-
remand of mankind.
1t is q sublime duty for a people to
c0nsecrate their lives for the succOr
of their living heroes and perpetual
ton Of the fame of their glorious
dead.
The general commanding will
faithfully devote the few remaining
years of his life TO this sacred pur-
pose and for the upbuilding and
glory OF our common country; there
fore,
1. The general commanding an
nounces that the eighth annual meet
ing and reunion of the United Con-
federate Veterans will be held, as
stated in general orders No. 1876, cur
rent series, from these headquarters,
in the city of Atlanta, Ga. upon the
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%, 1898, Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, respectively. The
dates of July 20, 21 and % being an
niversaries of the battles of Peach
Tree Greek, Manassas and Atlanta,
respectively. All Confederate or
Ranizations and Confederate soldiers
and sailors of all arms, grades and
departments, are cordially invited to
attend this eighth general reunion
OF their comrades.
2. With pride and pleasure he
also announces that l, ,130 camps are
already enrolled in the U. @. v. or
ganization, with applications in foI
over $50 more. Ex-Confederate SOL
diers and sailors everywhere are
urged to form themselves into local
associations, where this has not al.
ready been done; and all associa-
tions, bivouacs. encsmpments and
other bodies not members of the U
@. v. association are earnestly re-
quested to send in application tc
, these headquarters, without delay
in time to participate in this great
reunion, and thus unite with theil
comrades in carrying out the lauda
ole and philanthropic objects of the
United Confederate Veteran organi
xation