Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-06-17
VETERANS MARCH
IN GREAT PARADE
Old Soldiers Having The Time
OF Their Lives.
REUNION OF BLUE AND GRAY


War Meet a. erothers--New Orleans
VIII, no Doubt, sssurs IN, Next Con.
fedsrsts Reunion.
Louisville. KY. June l6.-With a de-
termination TO nntsh the business oI
the United Confederate Veterans To.
day SO that the old soldiers will have
nothing TO do but TO prepare Tor to.
morrOw's parade and continue having
a good time, the old soliies were
present In gOodly numbers at the horse
show building when the convention
was called to order by the commander.
in-chief. General Lee.
There was considerable discussion
among the delegates In the hall as TO
the meeting place for neat years re.
union. but sentiment seemed 60 favor
NV Orleans. Nashville 10 out tor
the honor of entertaining the yeter.
ans, but the New Orleans delegation
claims TO have split tn Tennessee
camps and to have secured with their
aid enough votes 10 secure the meet.
ing.
should the reunion 60 % New Or
leans, It Will probably be- with the
promise that the reunion Of 1907 shat.
be held in Richmond. Va Richmond
has not entertained q reunion for many
years. and a number OF delegates from
Virginia have extended an invitation
to the veterans aud Il Is confidently
believed that Richmond will be host
Ia 1907. Atlanta II already pleading
for the meeting az 1908
A remarkable reunion OF the blue
and gray took place when a general
OF the Confederacy and a general OF
the United states army met after more
than 10 years and embraced each
other In the JOY OF fellowship II was
one OF the most touching Incidents OF
the reunion.
"The sentiment OF the thing II.
think" said one OF them. that the
hearts Of those who wore the blue are
bound to the hearts Of those who wore
the gray wlth ties that nothing bat
death can break"
On the afternoon OF Sept. 1. 1854
q Miehlgan regiment under the com
mand Of Henry r Misner. now a
brigadier general. U. 8. A.. retired.
Storned the Confederate Qualifications
a. Jonesboro. Ca. and after q rapid
charge captured the battery and Gen
eral d. c. 0ovan, who vas IN chsrge.
The next morning the two commanders
met and talked over the events Of the
day before. Al the residence OF John
g. Davidson. In this city. these two
veterans met again for the arGt time
In ~ years. The meeting had been
arranged and II could not have BEEN
more cordial OF affecting had the men
been brothers.
TIE nrHt business OF the e0nven
lion today after the invocStion which
whs By Rev. James p. Smith. Of Rich
noad. Va. ops u the toe surviving
staa oihcers Of stOhswaII Jackagn. was
lie reading Of the report u the con.
nittee On eredeatiais. AZ there we're
10 contests. this matter gas quickiy
lisposed Of. There vas considerable
soafasioa arsOoG the delegates ana
5susras Lee to0k the Vetsrnns SHARPLY
. task nor delaying the bsaineaa Of
Ne eouvention. BasiRsas wae aboai
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Ifun oorps 9th hfes pisgins Dine
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