The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-19
III Veterans Expected.

been sent out to the edi, IFS of all
Southern newspapers by Gen. George
MOOrman, Gen. Gordon's chief of staff:
Dear Sir: Gen. j. b. Gordon, COM
mnnding United Confederate Veterans,
respectfully requests that you will aid
the patriotic and benevolent objects of
the United Confederate Veterans by
publishing, in your next issue, date
Reunion is to take place at Charleston,
S. c., on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, May 10, II, II and 13,
1893, with editorial notice Of the organ
ization, OF plense publish this letter.
"Also urge Ex-Confedcrate soldiers
and saiiors everywhere to form them
selves Immediately into local Organiza-
tions and apply to these headquarters
by telegram or letter for papers to or
ganize i'll time to participate in the
great Reunion, to be held at the
"Cradle Of the COnfederacy," and thus
unite with their comrades in carrying
out the laudable and philanthropic OBJ
jects Of the organizations.
Business of the greatest Importance
will demand careful consideration dur
ing the ninth annual Reunic1-suo.i Us
the best methods of securing impartial:
history, and to enlist each State in the
compilation and preservation of the
history of her citizen soldiery; the be-
nevOlent care, through State aid or
otherwise, Of disabled, destitute or
aged Veterans and the widows and
orphans of our fallen brothers in arms;
the care of the graves of our known
and unknown dead buried at Gettys-
burg, Fort Warren, Camps Morton,
Chase, Douglas, Oakland Cemetery at
Chicago, Johnson's Island, Cairo and
ut all other points; to see that they are
annually decorated, the headstones
preserved and protected, and complete
lists OF names Of our dead heroes, with
the location of their last resting places,
furnished to their friends and relatives
through the medium of our camps, thus
rescuing their names from oblivion and
handing them down in history; the con
sideration Of the different movements,
plans and means to complete the mon
ument to the memory of Jefferson
Davis, President of the Confederate
States of America, and to aid in build
ing monuments to other great leaders,
soldiers and sailors OF the South; and
as there is no relief or aid for our Vete-
rams and their families, outside of our
selves and our own resources, to per-
feet plan for a mutual aid and benev-
Olent association; to make such changes
i'll the constitution and bylaws as ex-
perlence may suggest, and other mat
ters of general interest.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler has consented
to deliver the nratiOn Mt the opening
exercises on may 10.
Total number of camps now admitted
1900, with applications in for nearly
100 more. GEORGE MOoRMAN,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.
THE VETERANS PARADE.
The following general order has been
issued from the headquarters of the
South Carolina division United Con-
federate veterans at Charleston:
1. The general order for the parade
on May 10, 1899, at the time of the re-
union of the United Confederate Vet
Grams at Charleston is transmitted fer
the information of all comrades Of the
division.
2. The division will form on the east
side of Meeting street, facing the
west, the right of the First brigade
resting on ST. Michaers alley, the right
of the Second brigade resting on Tradd
street, at o'clock punctually. The
various camps will form earlier at hours
as fixed by their commanders SO as to
be in their brigade position at 3 o'clock.
3. The commander Of the division
having been appointed chief marshal
ct the parade, Ccn. &shugy Coward.
senior brigade commander, will COM
:iand The South Carolina division. Col.
Zimmerman Davis, the senior colonel,
will command the First brigade.
4. A call has been made from Gen.
Gordon, asking that as many historic
Confederate battle flags as possible be
brought and used in the parade. The
bearers of these flags will report to
Col. Edward McCrady on South bat
terry, opposite Meeting street. AS a
special guard of honor to such flags.
all the members of any command of
which the battle flag was the colors
will parade with their colors and not
with their camp. They will report to
the bearer of their colors on South
battery, opposite Meeting. For ex-
ample, if the flag of the First South
Carolina regiment volunteers is on the
parade, all the survivors of that regi-
ment will parade with the colors as a
special guard of honor. SO with the
flags of other commands. Il is desired
to give the highest dignity and honor
to these worthy emblems of southern
valOr.
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