The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-04-27
The Re-Union of Confederate
Vets at Memphis.

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following orders by Gen j. B. Gordon,
commanding the United Confederate
Veterans. concerning The reunion at
Memphis on the 28th, 29tb, and 3Oth
of May:
/ Hdours. United Confederate Veterans.
New Orleans. La, April 20, 1901.
! General Orders No.254.
|. The general commanding an
nounces that Eleventh Annual Meeting
aud Reunion of the United Confederate
Veterans will be held as stated in Gen
eral Orders No. 249, current series,
fromothese headquarters in the city of
Memphis. Tern. on May 2Sth. goth
and Both, 1901. Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday, respectively.
All Confederate organizations and
Confederate soldiers and sailors of all
arms, grades and departments. Daugh-
iers of the Confederaey. and, Sons of
Veterans are cordially invited to at
liz this Eleventh General Re union of
I-.ne U. G. VS..
III. With pride and pleasure be also
announces that thirteen hundred and
thirty-one camps are already enrolled in
the U. G. V. organization. with applica-
tions in for over one hundred more.
Ex-C onfederate soldiers and sailors
everywhere are urged to form them
selves into local associations. where
this has not already been done; and
all associations. bivouacs, encampments
and other bodies not members of The Z.
c. V. Association are earnestly re-
quested to send ia applicationst to these
headquarters, without delay, so as to be
organized III time To participate in this
great reunion. and thus unite with their
comrades in carving out the laudable
and philanthropic objects Of the United
Confederate Veteran organization.
Ill. fle heartily approves ofthe wis
down shown by the veterans in their Sc
lection of the bluff City,. the "Great
Metropolis" of the proud old State of
Tennessee as Il meeting place for this
their Eleventh Annual Reunion, as it is
so situated, geographically, that it is
accessible to very large majority of
the U. G. " camps,
In addition to this. Memphis, in fact
the entire State of Tennessee is famous
all over the civilized world for bound
less hospitality, and for the love and
devotion her golden hearted sons, and
beautiful and accompli shed daughters
have ALWAYS bestowed upon the survi
vors of that sThin Grey Line which
stood so long and so herocally before
such Overwhelming odds.
Once before at Chattanooga in 1890,
again at Nashville in 1897 and now for
the third time in the beautiful and pro-
gressive City of Memphis; Tennessee,
through her noble and gallant sons, has
invited the remnant of the Survivors
of the "Great War between the States"
in which she bore such conspicuous
part, and to which she furnished so
many of her heroic sons, to assemble
again upon her soil as her honored
guests; not as of yore amidst wars wild
alarum, but under the white banner of
peace, to commune and mingle to-
gether to rehearse old stories OF trials.
and hardships. and sufferings, and to
clasp hands once again in comradeship,
before they reach that Haven of
Rest" which they, are now nearing so
closely aud rapidly, that they can hear
the sound of the waves dashing upon
the shore
Besides, the nesting in Memphis and
in Tennessee will arouse many tender
and sacred recollections. and its pathos
will touchthe hearts of all who witness
the remnant of the survivors of the
Confederate armies assembled in the
city which their beloved chieftain. Ex-
President Jefferson Davis once called
his home; and in the State upon the an
nails of which is writ in luminous let
tiers the memorable and tragic stories
of deathless valor at Shiloh. Forts Hen
ry and Donalsoville, Cumberland Gap.
Fort Pillow, Mnrfreesboro or Stones
River, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Mission
airy Ridge. Nashville and Frankli lin; and
which State furnished 10 the Confeder-
acy the hero Sam Davis; the patriots
Isham e. Harris and John Overflow;
and the illustrous Decentralization Bed.
ford Forest, Alexander p. Stewart. b
f. Cheatham, w. b. Bates, John G
Brown. John. P McCown, ID. S. Donel-
son, &. NJ. Wilcox. Rushford B John
son, w Y. G. fumes, VIM. II. jack
son. Geo w. Gordon John Adams, f
c.. Armstrong, Geo. Nancy, Preston
Smith. O. + Strahl, A. Vaughn. j
E Rains. r. G.. Tyler, Gid. j Pillow,
Marcus j. Wright. G c. Dibrell, L. II.
Bell. w. II. Carroll, l.. M. Walker, r.
Hatton. Feiz X. Zollicoffer, John G.
Carter. w. Quaries. Samuel r. Ander-
son. A. w. Campbell, Henry V. David
son. John w. Tracer. B. j. Hill. A. E.
Jackson. Jos. b Palmer, T. b. Smith,
c. Vaughan, and many Others of our
great Southern leaders, and over one
sixth of the heroic private soldiers of |
the Confederate army.
w. The general commanding. there
fore urges the officers and members of
all camps to commence now, without
delay, making preparations to attend
the great reunion, he especially urges
al camps to commence now, without
ielay, preparing Ior delegates. alter
mates and as many members as possible
% attend. so as to make it the largest
and most representative reunion ever
neld; as business of the greatest gravi-
y affecting the welfare of the old vet
Grams will be transacted during this
Eleventh Annual Reunion-such as the
care, through State aid or
otherwise, or disabled, destitute and
aged veterans and the widows and or
phans of our fallen brothers .in-arms.
which will be one of the most import
mt matters for our consideration. In
'his connection the general command
ng calls especial attention to the in
,reasing age, multiplied sorrows and
sorroding cares of many of the gallant