The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-30

4 | FOX SAlE--stock OF general inerYnahu
d h.. gaS eRtrall II. Texas; average yearly 81 s.
'earing ON the sides shields OF req; , wn'o "
nd blue, on which snpe"ieu the nanie va
Then came Generals Fitzbugh Lee and
Joseph Wheeler, the former on the right
,orded them rivaled that extended to Zen.
,rnl Gordon and all along the line therP
was continuous roar OF cheers LOT eHVh
Ks an Individual and for Lee and Wheeler
tonether. Behind the generals marched
he men from Smith camp and watts calhl
Il. G. " each man waving small banner
rearing the words, "R. Il, Lee, our Com
,lander. 80 =,
4 The men of the "old North state we've
next in line to Virginia and they carrier
sae first battleaags seen In the paraIS lne
ieowd cheered again and hgAin aZ,tnss ~ ~
he hloodiest battles OF the war went W,
Nhc Second brigade OF North Shf0nha
s,.oops was composed OF the famous INT
sJeeI" Taharras camp and survivors or the
,Srinty ninth North Carolina infantry clused
The line of the state. there being about 2W
,hen in column. South Carolina came thrd
Ind riding In . carriage was In9Ee hpaSnnii
of jefferson Davis, Judge Reagan WIS
most warmly greeted and WIS husllF en-.
ploycd from cnd 10 end Of the parane III
bowing his thanks for the applause be
The sponsors of the Maryland division
were the chief representatives or ,nelI
State, their being no men IN Hne heh'ho
them,
General w. l.. Cabell, commanding the
.Transmlssissi department than whom
no man seems to be more popular stood
upright In his carriage ms II rolled alpng'
Blowing to right and left
A numerous stan accompanied General
-Gabell. Missouri was hrgi Of tue western
states, a detachment 81 twcnly.nNe men
with the sponsors ana mnlus OF hpno'
completing the representation, 10,
81, Texas came strongly 10 the front, ~
9Qnen marching behind the carriages thai
contained their sponsors, Horne hlgh ~
Front of the men IRON the Lone star state
rEas the battered flag of tho Eleventh in
laaury, Texas volunteers. 1t was in th'
lands of a color bearer himself over sever
-act tall. who held the nag so far alof
aat If could he seen as far down the lin'
the eve was able ia distinguish IN IN
: lvidual object;
gnsas escorted the old soldiers from thei
o. tate who presented splendid appear
e. nee. First was squadron numbering
H. lily 100, riding we'll the gray of thei
v Informs set of 10y broad sashes of brIgh
II elbow 2Jo Arkansas infantry came be
-. Ind the cavalry
% The divisions Of Indian Territory an
% iontaua and the Pacific coast dlvisio
we're represented by their sponsors only
orhe usual escort riding with them,
ell The veterans of the army OF the Tenl
Ii stephen H. Lee. was the third aud last :
Il he bodies Of organized veterans. Gcneri
o., zee was attended ny STAFF of twent.
n rhree mounted men. First came the &c
~ ucky division, commanded by Major &c
~, Se raj j. NJ Poyntz. SiXty-Gve camps WEE
re- represented. the division heing divided in
- prigades commanded by General ].
&c Arnold. General G. r.. Briggs and Gener
st a brilliant spot Of crimson appear'
is Then the fire department Drum corps 4,
rs Atlanta wheeled into line. Lending u
=. pvision from that State: Al the he'
ef3f the marching men rode side by i'
FL General G. A. Evans and his adJuia
z, general, General J. D. Miller; Miss Ma
eainaids of honor. Misses Mary Connolly N
laKatherine NELL. were in very han
% somely decorated carriage. Among
II veterans was an OLD col9red man carry
,c realistic representation OF foraglng IN
4 he presented evoked much laughter a
= applause. The Georgians who came
- strong In numbers, were divided Into Y
u brlgades the North Georgia and the Ea
x ern They had 200 men and marched
- excellent style. The Eastern brigade CT
ial red three old battle days. which, IKE
the similar banners were the recipients
nc The Alabama contingent was command
,neSby General George = Harrison, das 90 %
4rais ]. H. Savage. ]. 2 Harrison, y.
r-gauGh aud ]. Thompson. Between, I
az zen from Alabama ana those from Mi
4 carriage in which sat General j. Il ste
! art and General w r. Bate. Both I
81 heroes received the same generous recog
v tlnn as had been accorded 10 their
decessors in the line Generals Gord'
:, Wheeler aud Lee,
u THE division from Mississippi was 60
mandcd by General W. y. Cameron "
q rlattored past at the head OF stan ne
y ly the Size Of cavalry troop.
.e hrigades OF the divisions were commanS
m in Generals White and Humphreys;
d their ranks was a battle nag carried Joy
- coior-hearer clad IN butiernut nnifol
~ that from Its appearance must nave -
~ hard service throughout the war
H. second battle.nag bore the names OF nea
. every battle IN which the army OF 1
~ nessee was engaged.
~ An even dozen battlelags were pc
70 bv the Pelicans Of Louisiana when {
~ came marching by, The men were
- by General George II. Packwood ana |
~ ! sented a tine appearance, their mhfch
~ being good and their ranks wei kept
- The Florida division followed under
~ Il command OF General W. II. Jewell ana
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