The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-01
Letters tc tbe edftcr
HAPxx OCCASION.
Soldiers Reunion at opelika on
 Thanksgiving Day.

Opelika, Nov. U. Your readers will note with interest that there was a reunion here on Thanksgiv- ing Day of the few of the survivors of the gallant Macon Confederates" from Tus- kegee. in this State. which belonged to known as Company F. originally com manded by Governor R. F. LlEon, and of which, Justice David Clopton, late of our Supreme Bench. was at one time 2 pri-. the Regiment. before his election to the Confederate Congress-. @ s It is said that the membership of this company, originally 106 in number, and
 having a total of IA by reason of re- 0O0,OO0, and large number of it's mem-
 pers became commissioned officers in oth- CT regiments. It is sad to relate that only
 seven survivors out of the IA met at
 the only living commissioned officer. who was Captain of the Company, Robert E. Park. now State Treasurer of Georgla, and living in Atlanta, Sergeant Thomas
 iika. Sergeant Nathan R. Simmons, Su- perintendent of the Streets. Opelika, Ser geant James H. Eason, connected with the Freight Department of the Plant Sys-
 ra tem "a at Mo Monsso%sry sso ,Ia HGn % Robert w. and a prominent planter of that county; MT. Columbus c. Davis of Tuskegee. Ala. and Mir. George Pierce Ware of Auburn. Ala, both successful and popular farmers, and all men of high character and influence in their respective locaii- ties.
 These gentlemen met in OpeIika and dined with Mir. and Mrs. Delay. the son. tn-law and daughter of MT. G, P. Ware, and supped with Hon. and Mrs. T. H. Glover. They feasted on elegantly cook ed Thanksgiving turkey, with cranber-
 ries. barbecued pig. delightful salads. fruit
 and pound cake. ices, and all of the ele- RAnt et cHkRraR which n antan.
 did Thanksgiving occasions.
 While in the city these gentlemen had taken pictures of themselves in one group, and s5s ,ul,oT ugon weighing at the public scales sosEIse pogndse Hce weights; Captain Park. z22
 Hon: R; w. Drake, 24s pounds; J. H. pounds; x. anas R Simmons is7 pVnnd.: wa5si i.' c C. Davis, IS0 pounds ,
 These members read over the list of the members Ir.n, of old Company F, and discussed and the host of dead comrades with whom they had shared the dangers and hard ships, the humors and settlements of four years of bloody war. =.
 or those present, MT. Davis was once severely wounded at Strasburg. Va; MT.
 Ware was wounded at Seven Pines and Smokers Gap; MT. Simmons at Chancel- iorsville, MT. Eason at Sharpsburg, Get
 tysnurg; tssi,u Nv. Winchester and Gettysburg.
 whom there were never two more gallant and intrepid soldiers, and few shared in as many engagements, were never wound
 ed. All were in fine health and splendid
 spirits, and fully resolved to have an-
 nual reunions in the future.
 It will be interesting to note that of
 the surviving members of this com
 pany. letters were read from Rev. Wm.
 A. Moore. of Neches, Texas; Mr. Fletcli
 5. zachry of Tyler. Texas; MT. George
 r. Ward. of Willhite, La.; and MT. J. s.
 Porter of Lawrenceville, Ga.
 Toasts were drunk to absent comrades,
 to the memory of those who had crossed
 the river, and to the charming hosts and hostesses who entertained the company. By request of the editor, the group of
 pictures will be published in The Con
 fedrate Veteran, Among the survivors all were friends of The Montgomery Daily Advertiser. and one of the partly had been subscriber for more than a quar- ter of a century.