The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1901-10-12
M,..ius of Confederate Veterans.

Mee,iug of Confederate Veterans
The tenth annual gathering Of Ar
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. ]. E. Wood acted as secretaries.
The roll call showed 70 delegates in
attendance representing 25 camps.
Hon. Jos. w. House. Of Little Rock.
delivered an eloquent address, wei
among other things, said; Arkansas
OF 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 $50 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-five 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
nd I'll.
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 3,70S en-.
listed men. The state had eighteen
brigadier generals in the Confederate
army, of whom four were promoted to
major generals. One hundred and
twenty-six different engagements, some
Of which were holly 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
sembled, 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
VIM. 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 1t 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
A 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 $4,000. 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 Pock; j. Il
Wood, brigadier general commanding
First brigade, Mariana; j, e, Rob
erts, brigadier general commanding
Second brigade. Pine Bluff A. v
Ref, brigadier general commanding
Third brigade, Little Rock; W. X
Ramsey, brigadler general command
ing Fourth brigade, Camden.