The Forrest City times., 1901-10-11


kansas Division. United Confederate
Veterans. assembled at Little Rock on
the Sth inst Maj. Gen. V. Y. Cook
presided, and Gen B. W. Green and
Maj. j. f. Wood acted as secretaries.
The roll call showed 73 delegates in
attendance representing 20 camps
Hon. Jos. w House. of Little Rock
delivered an eloquent address. wei
among other things, said: Arkansas
or Roses, which was responded to by
Hon. Chas. Coffin, of Walnut Ridge.
In his annual address Gen. Cook.
among other things. said: Arkansas
part in that war was in no mean pro-
portion. We find that in 1860 her mil
itary population was 65,231. and that
on April 10, 1861, her governor de-
clined to furnish 7S0 men, the states
quota of the first call of President Lin
coin for $4,000 volunteers. The state
seeded May 6, 1861. and furnished the
Confederacy siXty-fve infantry regi-
ments and fourteen infantry battal
ions, eleven cavalry regiments and
eighteen cavalry battalions, one regi-
ment and two battalions of sharp
shooters. two regiments of mounted
rifles. five regiments of state militia.
and one battalion of artillery. Of
these commands there were 1O4 Off
GERS killed in battle and 2.061 enlisted
men, 2,165 enlisted men died of wounds
and twenty-seven officers. seventy-four
officers died of disease and 3,7OS en-.
listed men. The state had eighteen
brtgadier generals in the Confederate
army, of whom four were promoted to
major generals. One hundred and
twenty-s different engagements. some
of which were hotly contested battles.
were fought upon Arkansas soil, and
the state was represented by organ
lied commands in every army of the
Confederacy and each arm of the
service thereof and troops from Arkan
sas were present and participated in
all the great battles Of the war"
Resolutions of sympathy for Mrs.
Mckinley and condemning anarchy
were adopted, as follows:
Resolved That We. the ex-Confeder-
ates OF Arkansas, in state reunion as
sembied do hereby extend our deep
est sympathy to the widow of our late
beloved president, William Mckinley.
in the great bereavement brought upon
her and our entire country by the
tragic and untimely event of his
death, and that this expression of our
sympathy be communicated to Mrs.
Mckinley by the adjutant of this or
ganization.
Resolved, That we, the surviving ex-
Confederates of Arkansas. in annual
reunion assembled, embrace this, the
first opportunity afforded us, of ex-
pressing our utter adherence and de-
testation of the crime which resulted
in the deplorable death of President
Nm. Mckinley, and we join hands
with the organization of the Grand
Army of the Republic and all law
abiding people in their aim and pur-
pose to eXtirpate anarchy and the
seeds Of this crime of crimes from
American soil.
The question of location for the pro-
posed Confederate monument caused
considerable discussion. A committee
from the Daughters of the Confeder-
acy urged that it be located in the
Confederate cemetery at Little Rock
and the committee to whom the mat
ter was referred at the last convention
favored the City Park, Little Rock
and recommended that the monument
be constructed of Arkansas granite
\ motion designating the cemetery as
the place for the monument was de
feated, and the monument will be
erected in the City Park. The fund
raised for this purpose now amounts
to S4,S00. Resolutions thanking the
various railroads for cOurteSieS and
the legislature for providing for de
serving INDECENT comrades were adopt
ed. The election of officers resulted
as follows: l.. c. Balch. major gen
eral commanding, Little Rock; ] E.
Wood brigadier general commanding
First brigade Mariana; J. E. Rob
erts, brigadier general commanding
Second brigade. Pine Bluff; A V.
Rieff, brigadier general commanding
Third brigade, Little Rock w X
Ramsey. brigadier general command
ing Fourth brigade, Camden.