The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-26
THE CONFEDERATEs REUNION
North Carolina Veterans Preparing to
Go to Charleston May 10Th.

North Carolina will be well represent
cd at the Grand Camp of Confederate
Veterans which meets in Charleston, :.
c., May 10th.
\ 0ne-cent Il mile rate has been Sc
cured and this Of itself should insure
Il large attendance from this State, Nir
ginia expects to send 800 old soldiers,
North Carolina should send twice that
number.
The people of Charleston expect about
10000 visitors, and have made ample ar
rangements for their accommodation.
ThJ following general order in regard
to the reunion has been issued by Brig
adler General VIM. l.. London:
Headquarters Second Brigade, y. c. Di,
vision. L. G. V.
pittsboro. \. c., March %, 1899.
General order No. 26
l. The General Commanding desires
to call the attention of the Camp Com
manders to the circular letters Nos. 102
and 10J from General Headquarters at
New Orleans. copi. S of which were sent
direct to the several camps. No. 105 is
of vital Importance and should be attend
ed to without any delay.
> The next annual reunion of the
veterans. at Charleston. s. c., May 10th
to 18th, promises to be one of great
interest, and the several officers having
the matter in charge, are eXpending every
effort to insure an economical, cOmfOr-
table and pleasant trip 5o the comrades
who will attend, and commanders and
adjutants should rnder these officers
every assistance by promptly replying to
all letters to them and take the trou-
BILE 10 post themselves, so as to impart
all desired information.
g. The rates of transportation, from
all points in North Carolina, will be one
cent pr mile travelled.
f. All inquiries as to transportation
and hotel hates and the securing of
horses and carriages should he addressed
to Maj. NJ. l.. Davis, BIigadier o. NJ,
at Charlotte. All inquiries as to provis-
ion for those comrades, who are unable
to provide for themselves. in Charleston.
and all questions as to board in private
houses must Ee addressed to Maj. A. b.
Stronach. Brigade + Commanding at Raj
eigh
,. Commanders will, as soon as practi-
cable, inform these headquarters of the
probable number, who will att-nd from
their camps and how many of them
will have 10 he provided for,
BY order Of
BRIG.-GEN. WM. l.. LONDON.
J. G. RENCHER, A. \. q.
List of Camps. Second Brigade
No. 3S2. Maj J. q. Harris. Charlotte;
No. 3S7. Capt o. y. Hammer. Si1er City;
515. Mai. A. Il. Stronach. Raleigh; No.
NJ n NJ,
S1S. Mai. j. 5. Carr Durham; No. $50,
Capt. w H. McLaurin Laurinburg;
No. S33. J. IT, Ellington. Smithfeld; No.
S46, Frank Bennett. Wadesboro; No.
So. f.. j. Hale, Fayetteville
The delegation from this city will take
with it the historic Bethel flag, now in
the State Library. 1t has been at the
last threa reunions and the Charleston
people are anxious to have it there Mr..
j. G. $. Timberake. proprietor of the
st. Charles Hotel, writing to Mr.. Il. H.
Bradley, Il survivor of the Battle of
Bethel, says:
"By all means bring our flag to
Charleston. The best place in,on or about
the st. Charles hotel shall be reserved
for it. Under no circumstances must
you disaPpoint me in this, want that
flag in my house ut our reunion here i'll
the city where secession was born.
Charleston fired the first shot, but it was
left for the First regiment of North
Carolina volunteers to win the first bat
tie. The survivors of our regiment are
not many and the number is fast grow
ing less. Why should we not get togeth-
er at this, our next union, and while
at Charleston be together at one place
thus making the occasion a reunion i'll
fact. Make it known that the st.
Charles hotel is under the management
of Bethel Boy" and that the St.
Charles is to be headquarters for the
Bethel regiment / am i'll correspondence
with goodly number of our comrades
and, in this way am trying to manage
matters os we will be together.
Il believe Charleston is going to take
good care of all who come even though
the entire Southern COnfederacy attend
the reunion"