The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1902-07-12
State Reunion U. c. V.

The annual State Reunion of
the Louisiana Division, United
Confederate Veterans, will be held
IN New Orleans on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, August 9th,
7th and 8th, 1902, at Memorial
Hall, commencing on Wednesday
evening, August 9Th, at 8 O'Clock.
From General Order No. 10, re-
Gently issued by Gen. Jastremski,
we quote as follows:
The state reunion has been called at New
Orleans with the special PURPOSE of c0-Operat
ing with the Beaurcguard Monument AssOcia
tiOn i'll the tournament and festival to be given
by said association at the fair grounds, on
Thursday, Aug. Z. 1902, for the benefit of the
Beauregard monument fund; also to partlcl
pate on the following night, Friday, Aug. g.
1902, in general reception OF the Confederate
Veterans, the Sons Of Confederate Veterans
and their lady friends. at which time the prizes
which may be awarded from the tournament
can be presented. the reception to end with q
general ball, under the management Of tile
Veterans and Sons of Veteran.
General P. G. T. Beauregard. the lllustrIous
chieftain in whose honor this reunion Is called.
was in every sense a Louisianian. He was OF
the same ehivalrio colonial race which gave
Admiral Farragut to our navy, and which,
with Louisiana, was incorporated IN the Amer
lean union. He was graduate OF Inc Military
Academy of the United States, and he first
gained distinction and laure1s in the war with
Mexico. In 1861, when Louisiana seeded from
the union, he quickly placed his sword. his
patriotic heart and his genius at the command
of his native state. He was appointed major
general and commander-in-chiefef of the state
forces, and soon after major general In the
Confederate army: ana assigned 70 a9ty tc1osn al
| he gave the order to open fire on Fort sumter
| which marked the beginning of hostilities be
! tween the north and south Thence ne was
ordered to Virginia, and on July 81, 1861, he
| fought and won the battle of Manassas, the
| first great Confederate victory of the war. A
| the battle of Shiloh, after the death OF Genera
| Albert Sydney Johnston. the supreme com
mand devolved upon HIM, aud he confronted
there the combined armies OF Grant ana Buell
| In this battle he led in person desperate
charge of Louisiana troops. In the operation!
| around Cornth he displayed the highest ordel
| of tactical skill and intrepidity. He was thel
| sent to Charleston, and so strengthened TIL
de,enses of the place that it was enabled t.
| repel every assault made upon it from sea ant
land. Called again to Virginia, he won spien
| did victory Oil the james river, and, III the cul
minating battles of the war. at Averysboro ant
BentOnsville, i'll North Carolina, his mllitar.
| genius was again displayed in cooperation
with his eompeer at Manassas. General JOSEPH
E. Johnston. General Beauregard was one 0
the six full generals of the CnnfedeFacy and tn
ranking general of the galaxy OF general ON
crate army. He led Louisiana troops IN VII
ginia, Tennessee, Mississippi aud the two Care
(linas, so that the greater number OF the Ve
Grams composing the Louisiana division of tn
United Confederate Veterans were under III
command 1t is upon these glorious incentive
that the Confederate Veterans, the Sons G
Veterans the camps conposins tne ,3, alyisl9i l o.
and the people OF the state generally who a.
sire to do honor to the commonwealth ana
its leading soldier, are hereby most earnesti
invited to attend the reanon and to lend thti
i aid and cooperation to make II and the toul
nament and festival so decisive Il success
every particular that 1t will insure the earl
| erectl II of the Beauresard monument.
| The chaDerons, sponsors and maids OF none
of the division and camp who were appointe
for the Dallas reunion. and those appolnte
| under this call those ladies who served In sltl
, liar capacities in preceding reunions, and I'll
| Young ladies composing the Baton Rons
;proon, who participated in the last state L
union, are specially invited to attend the COZ
ing reunion and ceremonials at New Oriean
and to lend eelat to the same, they are reques
, cd to wear the gray costumes, which have bee
adopted fnr such occasions.
RI Every u. g. V. camp of this division is r
nuested TO send sponsor and maids of homo
3 All past commanders of the Louisiana Div
, | sion the Daughters of the C0nfedeTaey, Ladie
> Confederate Memorial Association and all 9th
4 | Confederate organizations are likewise speci;
" invited to attend.
) Application Will be made for reduced railroi
, rates, to facilitate large attendance from
: parts of the state and to further the chlef pl
. nose Of the -euniOn.