The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-06
Camp Hardee, U. c. V, Holds
 an Interesting Meeting
HISTORY AND PORTRAITS
Camps Historian Outlines Work He Has Done-Confederate Recollec- tions Printed In Age-Heraid
 Preserved In Scrap Book.

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 l plete report for the historical committee outlinging it's work and intentions.
 On motion of Capt. W. c. Ward the 1 following resolutions were passed:
 "Resolved. That so much of the report l of the library comittee as suggests the expenditure for books and a cabinet for
 the library of a. portion of the funds
 raised for the reunion be referred to the
 finance committee of the reunion,
 "2 Resolved, That the charges Tor
 wreath sent to the funeral of General John B. Gordon be paid out of the first
 money that comes to the hands of the i treasurer
 The report of Jud, Houghton regard
 ing the work of the historical committee
 was as follows:
 Judge Houghton's Report.
 'To Commander of Camp Hardee-In-
 stead of making an address, I will report
 what 1 have done as historian of the
 camp since my appointment by Major
 J. w. Johnson. He made arrangements
 with the Age-Herald for the publication 1 each Sunday of an article concerning the
 war, and as the histories all give ac-
 counts of the great battles and the com
 manders and general officers, 1t was ! thought best to get recollections of in-
 cidents that fell under the observation
 or within the personal experience of the
 soldiers below the rank of general, main I ly of the privates these being matters which would not fall within the compass of general history.
 ''Wlth this object in view I have pro-
 cured many interesting accounts of the
 experience of private soldiers, the gall 1 lant fights made by them, their hard ships and the spirit with which they met diversity. Besides this there have ap- peared in the papers pictures of sixteen members of the camp as follows: Joseph
 F. Johnston, E. w. Fucker. Charles M
 Shelley, T. A. Hamilton, W. H. Reynolds,
 A. c. Oxford, J. W. Bush, A. W. Key,
 J. T. Garretson, c. M. Sturgis, J. Law l Ter Darfge w. c. Ward, S. w. Vance,
 P M. Vance, w. R. Houghton, J. F..
 McLauglin and Dr. William Taylor, chief
 surgeon of Wilcox's division. Nearly all
 these have written articles descriptive of
 various battles or incidents of the war or | experiences in camp Besides these many
 others who failed to furnish their photo- 1 graphs, have written very interesting
 articles.
 Large Scrap Boohk.
 T procured a scrap book containing 245 | pages, in which are pasted these pictures
 and all the articles written by members | of this camp. besides which are a great number of other articles collected from
 various newspapers all O" vhich are care fully indexed. The newspaper report of
 the death of each member of the camp, | besides those of many other veterans also
 appear in the the book.
 The roll of veterans of Camp Hardee
 was also arranged alphabetically. and a 1 typewriter copy placed in the book, and
 one furnished the adjutant. There also appears In the book the muster rolls of l several companies, one from Jefferson county. a complete list of the veterans registered at the reunion, November, 1903, l many names and prints of those who att l tended the reunion at Montgomery In 1902. | together with the names of the comittees i including ladies at both reunions.
 "The book also contains a complete his- 1 tory by E. Y. McMorriss of the First Ala bama infantry, the regiment which was captured three times. first at Island No. l 10, then at Port Hudson and last 1t was surrendered at Bentonville There is also 1 a history of Wilcox's brigade by pr. Will | liam Taylor. a picture of Camp Hardee l cottage, at Mountain Creek the names
 of seventeen inmates of the home. Many war poems and a great many other mat
 ters of information and interest The | book is now nearly full and 1t Is | the intention of your historian to 1 have 1t properly labeled. and sent to the l department of archives and history of
 Alabama, as a collection by Camp Har-
 dee. It will be invaluable in the distant 1 future to those searching for genealogies
 of relatives and friends
 Gordon's "Reminiscences. 'I have just read General Gordon's 8 | "reminiscences and am gratfled to find | that instead of writing a laborious histo- | .-f tr. l incidents, anecdotes and the heroism of
 the private soldier. have seen nothing
 which surpasses his noble tributes to the | Confederate soldier. not only to his brav- | cry in battle. but his heroism in enduring ] hunger, fatigue, cold and want In every i shape The articles from Camp Hardee will furnish much of such material for l the future historian. Gordon wrote with i out bitterness except as to two subjects. 1 Sheridan wasting the valley of Virginia | and the reconstruction era evidently left l thc same impjression on him as they did | on every other man deserving the name of man Camp Hardee printed a complete I roll of the veterans who registered here at | the reunion in Novemebr. 1903. and over | l2o0 were mailed to those registering, be- | sides which others were sent.
 "The adjutant general of the U. c. ". | wrote for twelve copies, saying that he would suggest that each state division i adopt the same plan. The Tennessee Valley Historical society applied for one | copy. and the chief of the department Of | history of Alabama wrote complimenting 1 the camp on it's enterprise. besides which there have been numerous expressions of ! the value In which the roll is held. Some | of the comrades have been very ready to assist in furnishing recollections. Per | haps one of the best short recollections was from a comrade who is not used to
 writing. It is matter of qualification ! that when the cold facts of history are made common knowledge and the rancor | and hate engendered by war have abated, the character and devotion of the Con-
 federate soldier shines out in brighter | iuster.'
 | Library Committee.
 I The portion of the report made by the l library and picture committee yesterday afternon. in part, Is as follows:
 ..we have made headway slowly. Camp 1 Hardee having provided no ways and means: however. we have added to our books and pictures mentioned in our last report The new books and pictures are | Life and Works of James Murray Ma son. written and donated by his daugh- | ter Virginia; Reports of the Battle of | the Crater, donated by Capt. T. J. | Hickman, value. g; Life and Letters of Dr. Robert Lewis Dabney.' price. s3.5o; Heroes and Spies of the Civil War by o1