The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-31

, crate colors and bearing on the sides
shields of red, white and blue on which
appeared the name of their State.
Then came Generals Fitzhugh Lee and
Joe Wheeler, the former on the right and
the latter on the left
THE CAROLINIANS APPEAR.
The welcome accorded them rivaled
that extended to General Gordon and all
along the line there was a continuous
roar of cheers for each as an individual,
! and for Lee and Wheeler together. Be-
hind the two Generals marched the men
from Smith Camp and Watts Camp, U.
c. ", each man waving small banner
bearing the words "R. E. Lee, our COM
mander." The men of the "Old North
State" were next in line to Virginia and
they carried the first battle1ags seen in
the parade. The crowd cheered again and
again as did old banners that had floated
in the smoke of the bloodiest battles of
the war went by. The Second brigade of
North Carolina troops wah composed of
the famous Tar Heels" Carbanus
camp and survivors of the Thirty-ninth
North Carolina infantry closed the line of
the State, there being about 200 men in
column. South Carolina came third, and
riding in a carriage was Judge Reagan,
the only surviving member of the Cabinet
of jefferson Davis. Judge Reagan was
most warmly greeted and was busily en-
ployed from end to end of the parade in
bowling thanks for the applause bestowed
upon him.
The sponsors of the Maryland division
were the chief Representatives of their
State, there being no men in line behind
them. General w. l.. Cabll commanding
the Trans Mississippi Department, stood
upright in his carriage as it rolled along,
bowling to right and left.
MEN OF THE SOUTHWEST.
A numerous escort accompanied General
Cabell Missouri was first of the Western
States, a detachment of Is men with the
sponsors and maids of honor completing
the representation.
Texas came strongly to the front, 200
men marching behind the carriages that
contained their sponsors. Borne high in
front of the men from the Lone Star State
was the battered flag of the Eleventh in
fantry, Texas volunteers. 1t was in the
hands of a color bearer-himself over
seven feet tall, who held the flag so far
aloft that4it could be seen as far down
the line as the eye could see.
The cadets from the University of Ar
kansas escorted the old soldiers from
their State, who presented a splendid APP
pearance. First was squadron number
ing fully 100 riding we'll, the grey of their
uniforms set off by broad sashes of bright
yellow, $50 Arkansas infantry men came
behind the cavalry. The division of In
dian Territory and Montana and the Pa
cifc coast divisions were represented by
their sponsors only, the usual escort rid
ing with them. The veterans Of the
Army of Tennessee. headed by their COM
mander, General Stephen d. Lee was
the third and last of the bodies of or
ganized veterans. General, Lee was at
tended by staff of % mounted men.
First of the army came the Kentucky
division, commanded by Major General
j. M. Poyntze. Sixty-five camps were
represented, the division being divided
into brigades commanded by eGenral j.
B. Arnold, General j. B. Briggs and Gen
eral A. H. Sinclair.
GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI.
A brilliant spot of crimson appeared
when the fire department drum corps of
Atlanta wheeled into line, leading the
division from that State. At the head Of
the marching men rode side by side, Gen
eral C. A. Evans and his Adjutant GEN
eral, General j. B. Miller. Miss Mary
Redd, the sponsor for Georgia, and her
maids of honor, Misses Mary Connolly
and Katherine Neill. were in very
handsomely decorated carriage. Among
the veterans was an old colored man
carrying a vigorous and struggling roos-
ter. The realistic representation of
foraging that he presented evoked much
laughter and applause. The Georgians,
who came up strong in numbers, were
divided into two brigades-the North
Georgia, and the Eastern. They had 200
men and marched in excellent style. The
Eastern brigade carried three old battle
flags, which like all the similar banners,
were the recipients of much hattering
attention The Alabama contingent was
commanded by General George p. Harrison,
the four brigades of his division being
under General ]. H. Savage, E. Harri-
son, E. b. Vaughn and j. Thompson. Be-
tween the men from Alabama and those
from Mississippi who were close behind,
was a carriage in which sat General A.
p. Stewart and General W. B. Bate, who
that had been accorded to other prede-
cessors in the line. Generals Gordon,
Wheeler and Lee.
The division from Mississippi was
commanded by General w. d. Cameron,
who clattered past at the head OF staff
nearly the size of a cavalry regiment.
The two brigades of the division wert
commanded by General White and
Humphreys. In their ranks was bat
tleflag carried by a color bearer, clad
in a butternut uniform that from its
appearance must have seen bard ser
vice throughout the war A second
battienag bore the names of nearly
ever ybattle in which the army of Ten
nessee was engaged. An even dozen
battlefags were borne by the Pelicans
o fLouisiana when they came marching
by. These men were led by General
George H. Packwood and presented a
fine appearance, their, marching being
good and their ranks we'll kept.
The Florida division followed under
the command of General w. H. Jewell,
and although not strong in number,
they made up in enthusiasm. Miss
Eliza Witch, the sponsor of the State