The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-21


=. Sons of Confederate Veteran
Erect Monuments to the Memol
,be south's Defenders and Home
Her Old Soldiers
Dmmsnder in Chief Disco
,maud has issued his frs
al order, announcing his as
ption of the command OF tn
"a Sons of Confederate Vet
He particularly emphasize
.ct that loyalty TO the Uniol
ooutrolllng factor in the as
lion. He pays glowing tri'
10 the heroism of Southern
IN and citizens, their glor
deeds in war, and, if possible
reater victories accomplished
psceful avocations since the
war.
mmander Hindman insists
/ is the duty Of the Sons Of
ederate Veterans to erect
hments to the memories OF
outh's defenders and of the
%, who worked, prayed and
starved'while the men fought
oexert every means toward
establishment of soldiers
order is as follows:
psvilIe, Ky3 June %, 1900.
10 the L. S. of Confederate
erans:
N Comrades 1t is with Il
3 Of deep responsibility that
$by assume command OF the
ID Sons of Confederate Vet
When | think of the high
b Of our confederation, of
duty IN perpetuating the
records OF our soldier
Band of their gray-clad COM |
whom we love SO we'll, of |
evOtion to the sweet memor-
our mothers and of all those
hn women of the South, who.
bhare the honors twith the
|eroes themselves, and, last
bOve all else, of our ever
B pride in the power of our
and eternal love for our
ty and our fag-the feeling
possibility becomes Iikened
lOf conservation.
|ehave been after many years
liver Of respect between the
hs deepen into one of esteem
fnally blossom into the
'th and fullness of brother
and national patriotism.
e have come to know that
oil the starry gems set in
pre- field of Old Glory, none
9 with purer patriotism or
! brllliancy than those of
nnY South. Under that flag
of you first saw the light of
eat republic. We place it
wealth and preferment: we
better than life itself. Our
+ 1t began in the cradle and
ID only in the grave.
was a time when our Union
aken with the shock of con-
armies and bathed in the :
'ur best and bravest men.
' time has long since pass !
!, and the few remaining
conflict disappeared for :
zen the nations defenders, :
soldiers and old veterans l
from all over he broad =
marched shoulder to !
J ! e to drive the Spanish tyr
q the Western Hemisphere {
70 the flag of freedom
oppressed and down trod- .
pie. But you and |, who
rangers to the great con-
lween the States, are no
Iatrlots, no truer defenders
mon today than the fast
ng gray army which meets]
ear e in the sweet comrade-
the olden time. '
J fought for States rights :
:, separate s
y and constitutional lib v
no people ever maintain t
luder e. or more glorious i
|, But their Confedera- /
~ auo they accepted the T
lent of the of the sword, r
Iea M with strong hearts. to a
y and Impoverished u
y take up anew the strug {
:, with the same nagnif-
rage which they had sworn
anttleheld, ~ and which had l
! .nem the admif:tion Of !.
!, soldiers of the Union {
'laudlts of all enlightened +
of the war-begrim- Y
lts Of the gray. clad army I
req carnage of the bal- +
rom the scenes of glor- {
ories aud terribly contest \
:, TO build up the ruins OF +
'unes and then homes, TO .
with manumilted slaves i
'norance made them the a
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