Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-01-24
An Appeal to Veterans.

Headquarters United Confederate
Veterans, Adjutant Generals
Office, 1924 Common Street up
Stairs, Geo. Moorman, Adjutant
General and Chief of staff; J. Is.
Gordon, Geneial Commanding.
New Orleans, Jan. II. 1901.
To all Commanders, Camps, and U. c.
Veterans:
The general commanding invites
your prompt and earnest attention
to circulars inclosed. dated Oeto.
Der ~, 1900, which is for the sec.
ond time sent out To all the camps
and requests that it be placed at
once before the camps, asking
help for our old comrades whose
homes we're swept away by the
great storm at Galveston and vi
entity.
Another urgent and pathetic
appeal which will touch the hearts
of veterans everywhere, comes
fl ON the John A. Wharton Camp.
No. 2S6, at Alvin, Tex, IN the
wake of the Galveston storm, say
ing that the very small amounts
received so far are not sufficient,
and calling for immediate help.
Following is extract from Adjt.
A. Edwards letter:
ave would not trouble you
again, but the veterans in this vi.
cinity r IN pressing and imme-
date need Of every little mite
they Can get. They are generally
truck farmers, owning from five
to fifteen acres and depending
upon strawberries as their princi-
pal money crop. The storm not
only demolished their homes and
barns. bnt in many instances CON-
pletely ruined their berry plants
and all OF their fall truck patches.
which they expected to tide them
through until berry time in the
spring.
They are now without money,
provisions, clothing sufficient for
the winter. or food for their work
stock. many living in little hut-
erected out OF the debris of their
once comfortable homes, and they
and their families shivering over
fires made in such broken and di-
iapida'ed stoves as they could
save from the wreck.
without assistance of some
kind, | do not e how they are to
live through the winter. Should
they live through the winter.
spring will find them in deb, for
supplies, and more than likely
with large medical and drug bills
will more than consume all that
they will realize from their spring
crop, and leave them in az bad
condition as they are now.
Il cannot see my old comrades
who so bravely. for their country.
bore the hardships of 1861 s., in
this condition without making an
effort to relieve them.
Il am proud TO inform o that.
though they are now aged With
grey heads and bent forms. the
spirit of old days is still in them
and they are now fighting the bat
tie OF life with the same vim, en-.
ergy, and courage that carried
them through our great war.
IF these veterans can get sufi-
Gent OF the actual necessaries o,
life TO carry them through the
winter, leaving them their spring
crops intact with which TO rebuild
their homes. they Will again be.
come independent and self-sup-
porting taxpayers, as they are
now an honor to their country
These old comrades are IRON
nearly every Southern State, and
fought npon nearly every battle,
field OF the war, and are now in
such dire distress that the general
commanding deems it his sacred
duty to lay the condition of these
grand old veterans before the U
Z. V. camps and our comrades
everywhere, and ask for such help
as they feel able to give. Only q
very small amount from eaet
would suffice; fifty cents and one
dollar amounts will be thankfully
received.
Contributions sent to these
headquarters will be receipted fol-
and promptly forwarded, and
names of donors published IN full
in the proceedings of the next re
union; or can be sent direct t.
John A. Wharton Camp, No. 2S6
u. Z. V, Alvin, Texas.
j. B.. GORDON,
General Commanding.
Gao na.-