Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-11
THE REUNION AT LOUISVILLE.

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The Gazette is In receipt OF the fol-
lowing letter with reference to the
Louisville reunion:
New Orleans. Ls., May 5, 1860.
Dear Sir.-Gen. J. B. Gordon. COM
mandiog United Confederate Veterans,
respectfully requests that you will aid
the patriotic and benevolent objects OF
the United Confederate Veterans by
pub ishing Immediately in your next it-
sue date reunion is to take place a
Louisville, KY, on May 30.h, 3lst, and
Juue 1st, 2nd and 8 d., Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, respectively.
Sunday, June 3rd, will be the 92nd
anniversary OF the birth OF our beloved
ex-President Jefferson DAvis, and is set
apart for memorial ceremonies" to the
memory of Mr.. Davis, who was born In
Kentucky near by the scene OF the re-
union, to the peerless Daughter OF the
CoDfederacy," and to every one OF our
heroic officers and privates who have
gone to Join them around the Great
White Throne.
Also to urge ex-Confederate soldiers
aud sailors everywhere to form them
selves Immediately ibto local associs-
lions. and apply to these headquarters
oy telegram or letter for papers TO or
yaujze in time to participate in tne great
reunion to be held at the "hospitable
| city of Louisville, Ky.," and thus unite
| with their comrades 10 carrying out the
laudabIe and philsnthropic objects OF
The organization.
1t will be the largest reunion ever
held, and the splendid Reunion Com
mittee have provided comforts, pleas
ures. and entertainments for tne old
veterans, SPONSORS, maids OF honor, sons
and daughters of veterans, military es-
corts. and all visitors of ali classes, upon
tle most magnificent scale ever before
attempted. Please urge all veterans
| sons and daughters and their families
and friends to attend without fail.
Business of the greatest Importance
| will demand careful consideration our
ing the tenth annual reunion-sucn as
the best methods of securing imparila'
history. and to enlis, each state in the
compilation and preservation OF the
nistory of her citizen soldiery; the be-
aevoleEt care through State aid or otn-
erwise of disabled, destitute, or aged
veterans, and the widows and orphans
of our fallen brothers-in-arms; the care
off the graves of our known and un-
known dead buried at Gettysburg, Fort
lW .rren, Camps Morton, Chase, Doug
lss, Oakland Cemetery at Chicago
Johnson's Island, Cairo, and at all OF b.
ar points; to see that they are annually
decorated. the headstones preserved
md protected, and complete lists ol
names of our dead heroes with the To-
cation of their last resting places fur
oished TO their friends and relatives
through the medium Of our camps, thu'
rescuing their lanes from oblivion, anc
handing them down In history; to assls
the noble Daughters of the Confeder
acy" to complete the monument 10 tn'
m, mory of Jefferson Davis, PresloeL'
r of the Confederate Sta es OF Amer
, ica. and to aid in building monu
ments to other great leaders, soldiers
0 and sailors of the South; to make suci
/. changes in the constitution and oy-ia"
as experience may suggest, ana otoe
matters of general interest.
Rev. B. NJ. Palmer, d. d the gIea
southern divine, who devoted himself e
ministerial services in the Army OF lei
nessee during the war, has conseLte'
TO deliver the Grafton at the openin
exercises on May Both.
Total number OF camps now adnl te'
l 2e4, with applications for nearly III
more. /,
Following is the list OF camps %
states-Texss, 241; South Carolina, lol
Georgia, 127; Alabama. l0l; Arkansas
rs; Missouri, 7S; Mississippi, 7S; Tennes
see, rs; Louisiana, 81; Kentucky, o.
North Carolina, Sc; Virginia, AZ; Fiorios
81: Iodian Territory, "a; West Virgins
2l: Oklahoma, 10; Msrylsnd, IL; Cal
foinia, 4; New Mexico, 8; Illinois,
Montana, 2, District of Columbia,
Colorado, 2; Indiana, l; Massachuse't
/; Ohio, l; and Arizona. l. Very ~
speclfully, o,,o,,u