The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-20
NEWS OF THE GULF CITY
MOBILE INFORMAL HOST ol
 DELEGATES TO REUNION.
The Story of . Sabre Lost and Its Recovery After Many Years.
 Death of Capt. Henry Warren.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile, May l9.
 Mobile. in a small way has the past fifty-six hours been playing hostess to large bodies of Confederate veterans from this and other States who were en route to the reunion at New Orleans. Among the trains which made stops here were delegates from cities and counties whose sons were noted on the battlefield. some of whom have record in history. General Carr of the Tar Heel" State, with his staff. sponsor and maids, were among these and a brief reception was held at KlosKy's late last night, where they dined. Mobile contingent had already de- parted. Atlanta's Fire Department Drum and Fife Corps gave a large audience at the depot some enjoyable music and were applauded to ths echo.
 Captain F. A. Hervey, who with his wife, leaves tomorrow morning for New Orleans to join his comrades of N. B. Forrest Camp. Chattanooga, Tenn, will take with him cavalry sabre Sot which is attached @ history, brought out through one of the reunions. In 1862, at Cnlum- bus. Miss, while on the stan of General Dan W. Adams. after the battle of Shi.eh. engaged in securing cauipn ,nt for the soldiers of the celebrated Selden's Light Battery of Alabama. Captain Hervey found lot of scabbardless sabers, captured at shiloh. He asked the armor IT to give him a Damascus blade. One was selected and handed him. This he took to Richmond, where he had a scabbard made Or the blade he had ct .h,d the inscription: IF A. Hervey, Gid Nelson Light Artillery. formerly of Louisiana Infantry, 1s62.''
 In returning from San Antonio, Texas, in the early part of '63, where he had been to deliver despatches to General John B. Magruder, Captain Hervey, in attempting to cross the Mississippi at the mouth of White River, was captured by the Unitei States gunboat Conestoga. Captain Thomas Selfridge (now Rear Admiral, retired.) His sabre and side arms were delivered to the officer of the watch, who was Ensign SelfrIdge, a brother of the captain of the gunboat. Captain Heryey was sent to General Prentiss at Helena, thence by him to General Hurlburt at Memphis. who for warded him to General Burnside at Cin- cinnati. Through the latter's assistance, he was returned to Memphis and sent out Miss, and turned over to Forests cavalry. He then went to Richmond, having lost sight of and never expecting to hear of his sabre.
 During the Confederate reunion at Houston. Texas in 1885, an article ap- peared in The Houston Post. as follows: eff there Is any of the friends or rela- tives or comrades of Captain F. A. Her vey. formerly of the Louisian Infantry, in this city, they will h"ar something to their advantage hy addressing A. r. Ammermenn. Adjutaat Dick Bowling Camp. T. c. ""
 This clipping was cut out by a Con- federate named Doran of Hampstead Texas. and delivered to Mrs; L. D. Amsler, a daughter of Captain Hervey. She gent the clipping to her father at Burlingame. Cal. Captain Hervey conn municated with Mir. Ammermann, who forwarded to him at San Francisco. the sabre, after an interchange of letters. wherein Captain Hervey gave a full des- chiption of the weapon and he has be- queathed the sabre to his eldest son, Charles B. Hervey. here. Captain Hervey will wear the sabre in the parade at New Orleans.