Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-16
THE GRAND CAMP.


after Wednesdays rain, brought an
enormous crowd of Confederate veterans
from all over the State to Lynchburg.
Several thousand people attended the
morning session of the grand camp.
Capt. ]. Taylor Stratton, of Rich
mond, made his report as chairman of
the credential committee, showing that 81
camps were represented there and that Sc
past commanders, Is commanders, 143
delegates and 234 alternates were pres
ent. Quartermaster General Upton ID.
Jennings reported the total collection to
be 1901. SO, with a balance on hand of
$104. IA. The report Of the treasurer OF
the Home for Needy Confederate Wo-
men, on Grace street, Richmond, was
read, showing total receipts to be $l1,-
$40. Sc, total disbursements, 81, 791.S6,
total assets, $40, 648.70, and total liza
bilities, 81, 854.42. Grand Commander
Christian then introduced Senator John
w. Daniel, chairman of the history
committee, who made his report.
The report was voluminous and dealt
in historical facts and figures which
covered many pages, and which had
been obtained by careful research Of
government records. II corrected many
erroneous statements. Some space was
devoted to the restoration of records I'M
dertaken by the federal government un-
der the law passed by the Fifty-seventh
Congress, and in which work Virginia is
now aiding through the efforts OF Maj
Robert w. Hunter, secretary of mill
tary records. The report urges all who
have records which will assist in this
work to give or loan them TO the State,
that they may I've embodied in the Off
cial records.
A considerable part of the report is de-
voted to corrections of figures concern
ing the dead and wounded at Gettys-
burg. The Senate recommended that steps
be taken to secure a brief history Of
every company, battalion, and regiment
of Virginia that served to the war. He
also recommended that subasssociaiions
or committees of the camp be formed rep
resenting the infantry, cavalry, artillery
engineers, and staff, in which latter arc
included chaplains, ordnance, medical,
quartermaster, commissary, and signal
service corps, and that at every annual
meeting of the grand camp, paper be
read by some comrade representing each
of these association, and that the COM
mander of this camp be authorized to ap-
point the person in each corps to perform
this duty at the next annual meeting.
In these reports are to be embodied mat
ter to supply deficiencies and correction
of mistakes, with any recommendation
toward complete history of the Vir-
GINA forces in the civil war.
In the afternoon the parade of the vete-
rams took place through the principal
streets to the courthouse where they were
reviewed by the grand commander.
Governor Montague and wife rode in
a carriage in the center Of the parade,
while Senator Daniel, 10 gray uniform,
marched with Garland Rodes Camp.
The chiefmarshal was Col. Cary Breckin-
bridge, of Fincastle, with Major s. Grit
fin, of Bedford, as chief ofstaff.
Last night at onfederste Hall another
large audience was present and heard
Rev. DR.. r. III. McRim, of Washington,
delivered his Grafton on the motives and
aims of the soldiers of the South in the
civil war. After the Grafton a reception
to the officers OF the Grand Camp, spon-
sors and visitors was given, which was
attended by Governor and Mrs. Monta-
que, Senator Daniel, Congressman Glass
and many others.
During the morning the Grand Camp,
Sons of Veterans, held a short session,
and Adjourned sine die after electing the |
following officers: Division commander,
E. Lee Trinkle, of Wytheville; COM
mander of the First brigade, A. H. Jen-
nings, of Lynnchburg; commander of |
the Second brigade, Edwin Fl; Courtney, |
of Richmond.