The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-09
GENERAL ORDERS
 ID CONFEDERATES
Adjutant General Sykes Gives
 Special Instructions
PLEA TO ATTEND REUNION
Veterans Everywhere Are Urged To Increase Interest In Camps and To Take Part In Making
 Reunion Success.

Columbus, Miss. May S.-(Specal) 1.-The l following general orders Nos. b and 16, which contain information of value to l those interested in the annual reunion of 1 the United Confederate Veterans, which will be held in Birmingham next month, will be issued by Adjutant General E. T. Sykes of this city, who Is identified with Army of Tennessee, Department of the Federation. tomorrow morning: Headquarters Army of Tennessee Depart l ment, United Confederate Veterans. Columbus, Miss, May 9, 1908. General Orders No 15. 1. Birmingham, Ala, having been select- ed as the place, and June g. 10 and Il as the time for holding the eighteenth QSth) annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, the lieutenant general com manding invites attention to the fact that this army department being central in our federation, and the reunion is to be held in central city of this department, it is the duty of the Veterans of the several divisions composing it to make special efforts to attend, and also to secure the attendance of every unattached Veteran who is able to leave his home on that occasion. He accordingly extends a cor I dial invitation to all camps and unat taehed Confederate Veterans resident in this army department to be present in Birmingham on said reunion occasion. 1 2. The lieutenant general commanding likewise invites special attention to the 1 following subjects of supreme interest and of controlling importance to our fed eration, viz: ] (a.) To the fact that the camps being the working units of our federation, it is of the utmost importance that renewed efforts be made to increase the interest in them, and to enlarge their member ship. to the end that all Veterans of the Lost Cause" become interested CO., workers in our federation. l (b). To the fact, which the lieutenant general wishes to emphasize, of the great value to our cause, history and memories of the Sons of Confederate Veterans" the United Daughters of the Confed- 1 eracy," the Ladies Memorial Associa- tion," and the Children of the Confed- i eracy." To each of these organizations the lieutenant general commanding ex- tends cordial greetings, and trusts that
 
 tive membership and efficiency will be put forward by the now active member ship of each
 federate Veteran published at Nash federate Veterans" published at Nash vile, Tenn, and the official organ of the several foregoing bodies, as well as of our own, is prospering and annually en- larging it's circulation. The general feels that the Veteran" under the able man agement and editorship of s. A. Cunning ham, deserves the special aid of every camp, chapter and association affiliating with our organization. and the patronage of every individual Confederate Veteran. He trusts that it's present large subscrip- tion list may be very soon doubled, and it's influence more generally felt.
 3. Headquarters of this army department | during the reunion will be established at Hotel Hillman, where the several de- partment staff officers and division com manders on arriving in Birmingham will report to the lieutenant general command ing. By order of
 CLEMENT A. EVANS,
 Liuetenant General Commanding. Official. k. T. SYKES,
 Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. Headquarters Army of Tennessee Depart- ment, United Confederate Veterans.
 Columbus, Miss, May 9, 1908. General Orders No 16.
 1. The following named comrades, with the rank designated, provided in the constitution of our federation, are an nounced on the staff of the lieutenant general commanding, viz.:
 General Staff.
 Brig. Gen. E. T. Sykes, Columbus, Miss, adjutant general and chief of staff.
 Col. H. c. Myers, Memphis, assistant adjutant general.
 Col. R. P. Lake, Memphis, quartermas- ter general.
 Col G. N. Saussy. Hawlxlnsvlle, Ga, as- sistant quartermaster general.
 Col. Alfred M. ONeal, Florence, inspee- tor general
 Col A. J. Beale, Cynthiana, Ky, assis- tant inspector general.
 Col. E. l.. Russell, Mobile, commssary general.
 Col. w. L. Calhoun, Atlanta, judge ad- vocate general.
 Col. A. R. Holderby, Atlanta, surgeon general
 Col. D. W. Gwin, Nashville, chaplain ] general
 Personal Staff-Aides.
 Col. date brgadier general c. S. A) R. D. Johnston, Birmingham, aid-de-camp.
 Col. S. l.. Robertson, Birmingham, aid- de-camp.
 Col. D. F. Bestor, Mobile, aid-de-camp. Col. T. E. Spotswood, Mobile, aid-de- camp.
 Col. Thomas w. Givens Tampa, Fla, aid-de-camp.
 Col. l.. L. Middlebrook, Covington, Ga. l aid-de- camp.
 Col. R. M Howard, Columbus, Ga, aid- , de-camp.
 Col William J. Redd Columbus, Ga, | aid-de-camp.
 Col. Robert E. Park, Atlanta. aid-de- camp.
 Col Nat E. Harris, Macon, Ga, ad-de camp.
 Col Eliza Basye Louisville. aid-de-camp.
 Col B. F. Eshleman, New Orleans, aid de-camp.
 Col Aristide Hopkins, New Orleans, aid de-camp
 Col J. B. Levert. New Orleans, aid-de- camp.
 Col Honore Dugas. Faincoutville, La aid-de-camp
 Col. G. D. shands, New Orleans, ad-de- camp.
 Col. T. c. Carter, Meridian, aid-de-camp
 Col E. o. Withers, Holly Springs, Miss. aidde-camp.
 Col. N. R. sledge, Como, Miss, aid de-camp.
 Col. c. w. Heiskell, Memphis, aid-de camp.
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